OSHA Inspection: POWER-PACK CONVEYOR COMPANY

Issued

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ix):  The written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program:      The written respirator program did not include measures to assure that respirators were properly stored, used, maintained and that all required training, medical evaluations and fit testing was performed.

Issued

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):  Respirators with tight-fitting face pieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the face piece and the face or that interfered with valve function:     An employee who used a respirator during painting on March 3, 2013 wore a respirator although he had a beard.

Issued

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(3)(i):  The employer did not provide a follow-up medical examination for employees who gave a positive response to any question among questions 1 through 8 in Section 2, Part A of Appendix C, or whose initial medical evaluation demonstrated the need for a follow-up medical examination:     An employee who used a respirator during painting on March 3, 2013 had a medical evaluation done on 2/27/13 which stated that a follow-up was needed by a physician prior to painting and using a respirator.  No follow-up was provided for this employee.