OSHA Inspection: SUNSET METAL WORKS, INCORPORATED

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(3): Approved metal waste cans were not provided wherever rags or waste were impregnated with finishing material and all such rags or waste deposited therein immediately after use:  (a) Paint Department - An open-topped trash can was used for waste which contained flammable paint residue, on or about February 28, 2013.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(d)(10): When damage to LP-Gas systems from vehicular traffic was a possibility, precautions against such damage were not taken:  (a)  Main Fabrication Facility;  Outside Propane Tank Storage - Propane tanks were not protected from vehicular damage, on or about March 7, 2013.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:  (a)  Sunset Metal Works, Incorporated - The employer's Lockout/Tagout Energy Control Program did not include specific procedural steps to address the gravity and hydraulic energy sources on the press brakes, on or about March 7, 2013.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that the periodic inspections had been performed:   (a)  Sunset Metal Works, Incorporated - The employer did not certify that the annual inspections of the energy control procedures had been completed, on or about March 20, 2013.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees:   (a)  Sunset Metal Works, Incorporated - The employer did not train employees to lock out the press btrakes and to use safety blocks while changing out the punches on the press brakes, on or about March 7, 2013.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.:   (a)  Sunset Metal Works, Incorporated - Employee(s) changing the dies on the press brakes did not lockout the presses and did not use safety blocks, on or about March 7, 2013.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces were not located where cylinders would not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons:  (a)  Main Fabrication Facility - Cylinders stored at the Outside Cylinder Storage Area were not secured to prevent them from being knocked over, on or about March 7, 2013.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2150X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near any other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire; or in an acetylene generator compartment:  (a)  Main Fabrication Facility - Two oxygen cylinders were stored near propane cylinders at the Outside Cylinder Storage Area, on or about March 7, 2013.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i) or (ii):   (a)  Main Fabrication Facility;  Outside Propane Tank Storage - Propane tanks were not labeled with their identity and appropriate hazard warning, on or about March 7, 2013.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels:   (a) Welding Area - The employer did not establish an effective hearing conservation program in that all the elements of a hearing conservation program did not exist.  Annual audiometric testing and training were not provided.  The employee was exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 74.6% which exceeded the permissible daily noise exposure of 50% (85 dBA) during 398 minutes of personal sampling conducted on April 3, 2013.  The employee's average noise exposure was approximately 87.9 dBA.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled 82 minutes of the employee's shift. The primary health effect of overexposure to noise is hearing loss.     (b) Welding Area - The employer did not establish an effective hearing conservation program in that all the elements of a hearing conservation program did not exist.  Initial audiometric testing and training were not provided, and the employer did not ensure that the employee wore hearing protection for any period exceeding six months after his first exposure until a baseline audiogram was established. The employee was exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 70% which exceeded the permissible daily noise exposure of 50% (85 dBA) during 431 minutes of personal sampling conducted on April 3, 2013.  The employee's average noise exposure was approximately 87.4 dBA.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled 49 minutes of the employee's shift. The primary health effect of overexposure to noise is hearing loss.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures:  (a) Paint Department - The employer's Respirator Program did not include procedures for selecting respirators, the protocol used to fit test employees, and a change out schedule for the respirator cartridges, on or about March 7, 2013.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:   (a) Paint Department - The employer did not ensure that employees received an annual fit test on or before the date of their previous fit test, on or about March 7, 2013.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the information required by 29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(A) through (m)(2)(i)(E):  (a) Paint Department - The employer did not establish a fit test record for an employee wearing a Sperian half mask respirator to do touch-up painting, on or about March 20, 2013.  (b) Paint Department - The fit test records for the full facepiece respirators did not include all of the required information, including the make, model and size of the respirator, on or about March 7, 2013.  No abatement certification or documentation required.