OSHA Inspection: NTH, INC.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 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) Pump Assembly and Painting Area; The employer did not implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures where respirators were required for painting, powder coating, and sand blasting of various parts.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not identify and evaluate employee exposure to respiratory hazards when painting, powder coating, welding, and sand blasting within the blast cabinet.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:   (a) Pump Assembly and Painting Area; The employer did not ensure the employees using half face and/or full face air purifying respirators were fit tested at least annually.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:   (a) Pump Assembly and Painting Area; The employer did not provide training annually to employees required to use respirators for painting, powder coating, and blasting of various parts.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for various machinery such as, but not limited to, the press brake and the lathe.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program to address hazardous chemicals and chemical by-products in the workplace such as, but not limited to, various solvents in paints, powder coating chemicals, silica sand used in the blast cabinet, and the heavy metal exposures created due to the welding of various metals.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not provide employees with initial information and training on the hazardous chemicals and chemical by-products in their work areas such as, but not limited to, various solvents in paints, powder coating chemicals, silica sand used in the blast cabinet, and the heavy metal exposures created due to the welding of various metals.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):     (a) Welding Stations and Plasma Cutter; The employer did not determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) when welding galvanized stainless steel.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI):   (a)  Lunch Room; Wipe samples taken in front of the microwave indicated the surface had accumulations of chromium (VI).

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii):  The employers did not include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS ( 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l)(2) of this section:   (a) Welding Stations and Plasma Cutter; The employer not include the chromium (VI) hazard in the hazard communication program nor did the employer train employees on the hazards of chromium (VI)in accordance with the requirement of the hazard communication standard 1910.1200(h)(1).

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2): Minimum separation. There shall be no open flame or spark producing equipment in any spraying area nor within 20 feet thereof, unless separated by a partition.    (a) Pump Assembly and Painting Area; Welding operations were conducted within approximately 20 feet of the spraying area.   (b) Pump Assembly and Painting Area; Diesel and LP forklift operations were conducted within approximately 20 feet of the spraying area.