OSHA Inspection: BOHANNON & VINES TRANSP. GROUP LLC

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 13, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.    WORKPLACE: The following emergency exits were blocked and locked closed.    1.	The exit access doors to the front door on the Southwest (Street) side of the building.   2.	The exit door on the North side of the building

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).    WORKPLACE: An interior exit door on the south wall leading to another part of the building that was not accessible to the company was locked closed and the door was not marked as NOT AN EXIT. NOTE: This was abated during the inspection.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(d)(2): General. All spraying areas shall be provided with mechanical ventilation adequate to remove flammable vapors, mists, or powders to a safe location and to confine and control combustible residues so that life is not endangered. Mechanical ventilation shall be kept in operation at all times while spraying operations are being conducted and for a sufficient time thereafter to allow vapors from drying coated articles and drying finishing material residue to be exhausted.    WORKPLACE: The area in the building, used for spray painting buses was not provided with mechanical ventilation to remove primer vapors/mists from the building.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.    WORKPLACE: The employer did not ensure that fire extinguishers throughout the facility were visually inspected at least on a monthly basis.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.    WORKPLACE: The following fire extinguishers were last inspected in 2007:  	  1.	The ABC dry chemical extinguisher, number HM301658, located between bays 12 & 13.    2.	The Kidd multipurpose dry chemical extinguisher, number GC021156, located near the front door (street side).

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    WORKPLACE: The employer did not develop and implement a worksite specific written Hazard Communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Scrub Buster High Alkaline pressure detergent, Banner carpet shampoo, Prim-A-tech, 85W-140 gear lube, Red Max Pro heavy duty degreaser, H.S. Acrylic Lacquer Primer Surf- Black, and Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.    WORKPLACE: The employer did not have material safety data sheets (MSDS) for chemicals used by employees in the workplace which include (but not limited to) Scrub Buster High Alkaline pressure detergent, Deo Toilet Deodorizer MEE, Banner carpet shampoo, Prim-A-tech, 85W-140 gear lube, Red Max Pro heavy duty degreaser.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)    WORKPLACE: The employer did not ensure that all the material safety data sheets for chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Duraglas 24030 fiberglass body filler, Chrome-a-Lite 100838, light body filler, H.S. Acrylic Lacquer Primer Surf- Black, and Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner were not only maintained in the workplace, but also were readily accessible to employees.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    WORKPLACE: The employees, required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Scrub Buster High Alkaline pressure detergent, Banner carpet shampoo, Prim-A-tech, 85W-140 gear lube, Red Max Pro heavy duty degreaser, were not provided with information and training on the chemicals.