OSHA Inspection: MIHALEK PAINTING COMPANY

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(c)(6): All tube and coupler scaffolds were not erected by competent and experienced personnel:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards in that scaffolding was not erected without being fully decked and equipped with top rails, mid rails, and toe boards.

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(c)(14): Guardrails not less than 2 x 4 inches or the equivalent and not less than 36 inches or more than 42 inches high, with a mid-rail, when required, of 1 x 4-inch lumber or equivalent, and toeboards, were not installed on all open sides on all scaffolds more than 10 feet above the ground or floor:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, an employee was working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while abrasive blasting.

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, the employer provided half-faced respirators for voluntary use while shoveling spent abrasive material and monitoring the entrance to the storage tank without establishing a respiratory protection program.

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, employees wore half-faced respirators while shoveling spent abrasive material and monitoring the entrance to the storage tank without first being medically evaluated.

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 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:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, the employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program for Black Beauty abrasive material used by employees for tank blasting.

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, the employer failed to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) sheets for Black Beauty abrasive material used by employees for tank blasting.

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a) Jobsite: 702 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034: On or before October 8, 2012, the employer failed to provide training to employees on the health/safety hazards and precautions while using Black Beauty abrasive material.