OSHA Inspection: SURFACE PREPARATION AND COATINGS CORP

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

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.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings, Shop:  On or about 03/14/13, employees were using compressed air to clean tools and parts at greater than 100 p.s.i., creating a physical hazard.

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):     Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings Corp, Shop Area:  On or about 03/14/13, openings in a 120 volt panel box exposed live parts of electrical equipment, creating a contact with electrical current or arc flash hazard.

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.173(e):     Containers of 55 gallons or more capacity containing flammable or toxic liquid were not surrounded by dikes or pans that enclose a volume equal to at least 35 percent of the total volume of the containers.    a.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings Corp., Yard:  On or about 03/14/13, 4-55 gallon drums of flammable paint thinner did not have spill containment, creating a contact with flammable liquids fire hazard.

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):     Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    a.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings Corp., Shop:  On or about 03/14/13, employees required to wear tight-fitting negative pressure respirators while painting were not fit tested annually, creating a contact with toxic substance hazard.

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 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.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings Corp., Shop:  On or about 03/14/13, an employee was not certified to operate the Hyster 50 powered industrial truck.

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):     The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:      a.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings Corp., Shop:  On or about 03/14/13, three 120 volt outlets available for use had an open ground, creating a contact with electrical current hazard.

Issued

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):     Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:      a.)  Surface Preparation and Coatings Corp., Shop:  On or about 03/14/13, the 120 volt panel box was not labeled to indicate what each breaker serviced, creating a contact with electrical current hazard.