OSHA Inspection: DOWN EAST MACHINE AND ENGINEERING, INC.

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

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:     Welding Area - An employee required by the employer to wear a tight-fitting 1/2 mask cartridge respirator when welding on stainless steel for protection from hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, was not given a medical evaluation before the employee used the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:   Welding Area - An employee required by the employer to wear a tight-fitting 1/2 mask cartridge respirator when welding on stainless steel for protection from hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, was not given a fit test before the employee used the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    Business Location - Powered industrial truck operators were last evaluated in 2004, 2005 or 2006.