OSHA Inspection: GUSTAFSON CHIPPING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d): An exit door must be unlocked.    a. Marble Department - employees were exposed to a fire hazard, in that, the exit door next to the spray booth was locked. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2):     All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:    a. Marble Department - the spray booth walls were not kept free of accumulated SILO8LH-70 Clear Gel Coat deposit. The left wall had up to 2 inches of gel coat product accumulated. The right wall had up to 1 inch of accumulated gel coat. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i):     Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:    a. Corian Department - the walls, tables, and floors all contained accumulated Corian dust from cutting, sanding, and grinding operations. Violation observed on or about 01/19/13.    b. Marble Department - the dried resin hardened and accumulated on the ground creating large bumps which could cause a tripping hazard. Violation observed on or about 01/19/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a. Corian Department - Employees were exposed to embolism hazards, in that, the compressed air was exiting the nozzle at 110 p.s.i. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii):     There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:    a. Corian Department - employees were exposed to electrical hazards, in that, a damaged extension cord was not removed from service when damaged. The insulating jacket was damaged and the bare conductors were visible. The damaged area was covered with electrical tape. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a):     An oral report of a work-related incident resulting in the death of any employee was not made to the nearest Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration within 8 hours after the occurance:     a. An employee died on 01/16/2013 at approximately 7:30 pm. OSHA was not notified of the death until 01/18/13 at 11:00 am. Violation observed on or about 01/18/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c):     The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a. Marble Department - a written respiratory protection program was not developed for employees required to wear a 3M half mask respirator while working in the spray booth. Violation observed on or about 1/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):     Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a. At the site - information contained in Appendix D was not provided to employees voluntarily wearing 3M N95 filtering face piece devices. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a. Marble Department - a medical evaluation was not provided to employees required to wear 3M half face respirators while spraying Gel coat in the spray booth. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  29 CFR 1910.134(f):     a. Marble Department - employees required to wear 3M half face respirators while spraying Gel Coat product were not fit tested. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1):     Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    a. At the site - the location of several fire extinguishers were not identified. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    a. At the site - employees operating powered industrial trucks were not certified. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 site - a written hazard communication program was not developed for employees using products such as, but not limited to, SILO8LH-70 Clear Gel Coat spray containing styrene. Violation observed on or about 01/29/13.