OSHA Inspection: FRANK MANCE PLATING, LLC

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:  a)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Accumulations of combustible cloth dust generated during buffering had settled on equipment surfaces, structural components of components of equipment, walls support structures, and storage including, but not limited to, the buffer, light fixtures, and facility walls.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:   a) At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Accumulations of combustible cloth dust generated during the buffing process had settled on the floor areas.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   a)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2012 - The employer did not establish and implement the elements of a written program when employees voluntarily wear a Gerson tight fitting half-mask respirator with organic vapor cartridges.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6)(i): The employer did not obtain a written recommendation from a physician or other licensed health care professional regarding the employee's ability to use a respirator:    a) At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Employees, who voluntarily wear Gerson tight fitting half-mask respirators with organic vapor cartridges, were not provided with a medical determination.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Employees, who are exposed to corrosives such as, but not limited, potassium cyanide and sulfuric acid were not provided with facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 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)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - A written hazard communication program was not developed or implemented when employees work with sulfuric acid, a corrosive.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:   a) At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Containers of sulfuric acid, a corrosive, were not labeled with the identity of the hazard chemicals.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:   a)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Copies of the required material safety data sheets were not maintained for hazardous chemicals in the workplace such as, but not limited to, sulfuric acid and potassium cyanide.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 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)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Employees were not provided with information and training when working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, sulfuric acid and potassium cyanide.

Issued

Apr 30, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a)  At the facility, on or about January 11, 2013 - Employees, who voluntarily wear a respirator, were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.