OSHA Inspection: HI TECH COLLISION CENTER, INC.

Issued

Feb 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii):     Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    Paint Booth and Paint Mixing Station:  Rags and other waste material impregnated with combustible residue was not stored in covered metal containers and disposed of daily.

Issued

Feb 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b):     The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:    Shop:  Employer did not provide chemical resistant gloves for employees who handle corrosive materials  such as Kar Kraft Wire Wheel Cleaner as well as various hazardous materials such as primers, paints, hardeners, tire shine, degreasers and solvents.

Issued

Feb 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b):     First aid supplies approved by a consulting physician were not readily available:    Shop:  Employer did not provide adequate first aid supplies such as anti-microbial ointment for employees exposed to chemical burns and lacerations.

Issued

Feb 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):     Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Shop:  Employer did not provide suitable flushing facilities for employee who handle corrosive materials such as Wire Wheel Cleaner.

Issued

Feb 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):     The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    Shop :  Employer had not developed and implemented a respirator program for employees who voluntarily use tight-fitting half mask air-purifying respirators for protection against particulate and organic vapors during grinding, buffing and coating operations.  Elements include, but are not limited to, medical evaluations.

Issued

Feb 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Establishment:  Employer did not develop and implement a Hazard Communication Program for employees who were exposed to  autobody products such as solvents, paints, primers, hardeners, and car cleaning products such as corrosive wheel cleaner. The Hazard Communication Program includes maintaining Materials Safety Data Sheets and employee training.