OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN RANGE, INC.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,225 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2):  An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:      On 10/19/2012, an employee cleaning the indoor range was exposed to lead at 7.83 times the permmissible exposure limit of 0.050 mg/m3, or the equivalent 3.4mg/m3, during the 55 minute sampling period. A zero increment was added for the 425 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i):  The employer shall institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who are or may be exposed at or above the action level for more than 30 days per year:    There was no medical surveillance program established for the cleaning employee who was exposed to lead above the action level and the permissible exposure level 1 to 2 times per week.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i):  For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead:    For the employee as described in citation 1, item 1a:  the employer did not establish engineering and work pratice controls.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(4)(i):  When ventilation was used to control exposure to lead, measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of they system in controlling exposure were not made at least every three months:    No measurements of the ventilation were taken.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1):  All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    Surfaces at the indoor shooting range exceeded the HUD level of 0.22 micrograms per centimeter squared (ug/cm2) by values ranging as high as 355.0 ug/cm2 (1,613 x the HUD level) to as low as 0.52 ug/cm2 (2.36 x the HUD level).

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,225 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(2)(i):  The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 to use a respirator:    There was no respiratory protection program established for at least one employee who cleaned the range and wore a 1/2 mask negative pressure respirator with organic vapor cartridges.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1):  Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists:    The employee who cleaned the firing range was not provided with adequate protective work clothing and equipment when exposed to lead, lead azide and/or lead staphnate.  The employee wore his own baseball cap and tennis shoes that were not covered.  The employer brought home his protective clothing.    Note:  Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment can include coveralls or similar full-body work clothing, gloves, hats, shoes or disposable shoe coverlets, and face shield or vented goggles.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,225 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i):  The employer shall provide clean change rooms for employees who work in areas where their airborne exposure to lead is above the PEL, without regard to the use of respirators:    A clean change room was not provided for the employee who cleaned the firing range, and whose exposure to lead was over the permissible limit.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i):  The employer shall assure that employees who work in areas where their airborne exposure to lead is above the PEL, without regard to the use of respirators, shower at the end of the work shift:    There was no shower available for the employee who cleaned the firing range and whose lead exposure exceeded the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,225 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii):  The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    Lead training was not provided for the employee who cleaned the indoor range, and who was exposed to lead above the action level and permissible exposure level.