OSHA Inspection: FOAM FABRICATORS OF GEORGIA

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f):  The employee was required to use a respirator without being fit tested with the same make, model, style and size of respirator that was to be used:  Foam Fabricators of Georgia, Inc. - on or about January 15, 2013, employees that were required to use a half mask respirator while applying STA-PUT 1535, an adhesive that contains methylene chloride had not been fit-tested.  Employees were exposed to methylene chloride at 1.9 - 2.9 times the PEL.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):  Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Foam Fabricators of Georgia, Inc. - on or about March 6, 2013, employees used a table saw that was powered by a flexible extension cord in place of permanent wiring.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(h)(7):  Portable cables were operated with splices that were not of the permanent molded, vulcanized, or other approved type.  Foam Fabricators if Georgia, Inc. - on or about March 6, 2013, employees were exposed to electrical shock when operating a table saw that was powered by a flexible cord containing a temporary splice.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(1):  The employer did not ensure that no employee(s) was exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene chloride in excess of twenty-five parts per million as an 8-hour TWA:  Foam Fabricators of Georgia, Inc. - on or about March 6, 2013, employees performing spray application of STA-PUT 1535 were exposed to methylene chloride above the eight hour time weighted average.  An employee was exposed to methylene chloride at 71.96 parts per million (ppm) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).  Sampling was performed for 303 minutes with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (177 minutes).   An employee was exposed to methylene chloride at 46.88 ppm as an 8-hour TWA.  Sampling was performed for 300 minutes with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (180 minutes).

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2):  The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene chloride in excess of 125 parts per million as determined over a sampling period of 15 minutes:  Foam Fabricators of Georgia, Inc. - on or about March 6, 2013,  an employee performing spray application of STA-PUT 1535 were exposed to methylene chloride at 226.84 parts per million (ppm) which is above the short term exposure limit (STEL) of 125 ppm.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3)(i):  The employer did not select and provide to employees, the appropriate atmosphere-supplying respirator specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A) and selected or used half masks:     Foam Fabricators of Georgia, Inc. - on or about March 6, 2013, employees were provided a filtering face-piece respirator instead of a supplied air respirator while performing spray application of STA-PUT 1535, which contains methylene chloride.     An employee was exposed to 71.96 parts per million (ppm) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).  Sampling was performed for 303 minutes with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (177 minutes).       An employee was exposed to 46.88 ppm as an 8-hour TWA.  Sampling was performed for 300 minutes with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (180 minutes).

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2):  The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:    Foam Fabricators of Georgia, Inc. - on or about January 15, 2013, the employer did not perform initial monitoring where employees used spray guns to apply STA-PUT 1535, an adhesive that contains methylene chloride.