OSHA Inspection: C. LINDSTROM, LLC.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) Spray finishing area; A written respiratory protection program was not developed or implemented before employee(s) were required to wear half-face respirators during spray finishing operations.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 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 employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Spray finishing area; Medical evaluations were not performed before employee(s) were required to wear half-face respirators during spray finishing operations.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) Spray finishing area; Fit testing was not performed for employees required to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   (a) Spray finishing area; Respirator training was not provided before employee(s) were required to wear half-face respirators during spray finishing operations.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a) Throughout the facility; Operator training was not conducted prior to employees operating powered industrial vehicles.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  (a) Fabricating area; Points of operation on an ironworker were not guarded for the angle shear, plate shear, notcher, and coper stations.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(3): Vertical or inclined shafting seven -7 feet or less from floor or working platform was not enclosed with stationary casing(s):  (a) Fabricating area, Milwaukee drill press; A vertical shaft for the spindle was not guarded.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) Fabricating area; Power transmission pulleys were not guarded on a Milwaukee drill press and Jet horizontal band saw.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire; or in an acetylene generator compartment:  (a) Fabricating area; Compressed gas cylinders of oxygen and liquid propane gas were stored together (<20ft).

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  (a) Fabricating area; The flexible cord for an electric motor on the Milwaukee drill press was spliced.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

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) Spray finishing area; A hazard communication program was not developed or implemented.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  (a) Spray finishing area; Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) were not maintained and/or available for methyl ethyl ketone, lacquer thinner, and solvent based paints.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 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) Spray finishing area; Chemical training was not provided for employees using chemicals such as, but not limited to: methyl ethyl ketone, lacquer thinner, and solvent based paints.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting:  (a) Fabricating area; Fire extinguisher training was not conducted. Fire extinguishers are provided for employees to use for extinguishing incipient stage fires.

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  (a) Fabricating area; Welding screens were not available for use during welding and plasma table cutting operations.