OSHA Inspection: LEE MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

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.   Facility:  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the employees, who were required to use 3m 8210 N95 white filtering face piece to determine the employee's ability.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:   Facility: Employees required to wear respirators were not providers with comprehensive and understandable information and training at least on a annual basis.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented.   Facility:   The employer do not ensure through conducting evaluations of the workplace that the written respiratory protection program was effectively implemented.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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).  Facility: The fit testing records did not include the information and data, such as (but not limited to) type of fit test performed, specific make, model, style, and size of respirator tested, and the pass/fail results for QLFTs.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:   Facility:  The employer did not ensure through conducting periodic inspections at least annually that the energy control procedures and requirements were followed at all times.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date.   Facility:  The employer did not ensure through a written certification that the training for all "types" of employees in the hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures were not only had been trained, but also kept up-to-date.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use    Battery Charging Room: The employer did not provide an eye station or suitable facility for the employees handling corrosive material while performing battery charging tasks.

Issued

Jul 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 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:    Facility: The employer did not evaluate the performance of the powered industrial truck (PIT) operators at least once every three years.