HARTWELL, GA —
OSHA Inspection: QUALITY INDUSTRIES, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of QUALITY INDUSTRIES, LLC in 300 FISHER DRIVE, HARTWELL, GA 30643 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 338977523.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- QUALITY INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Site address
- 300 FISHER DRIVE
- City
- HARTWELL
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30643
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 340 300 FISHER DRIVE, HARTWELL, GA 30643
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326199
- Employees
- 34
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition: On or about March 26, 2013: Employees in different areas of the facility involved in processing boat seats, containers, red channels, and molds are exposed to skin contact hazards such as but not limited to, heat and fiberglass dust. The employer did not ensure personal protective equipment (PPE), such as sleeves, were maintained in a sanitary condition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.133 A03
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee, who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards, used protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection over the prescription glasses or protective lenses with side shields. On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Department - Employees performing cutting, sanding, and grinding operations to process molds and red channels were exposed to eye contact hazards. The employer failed to ensure proper eye protection was worn.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,400 Reduced
9135
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: On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Department - Employees required to wear 3M 5300 half mask respirators and N95 dust masks while performing grinding, sanding, and cutting operations were exposed to fiberglass dust inhalation hazards. The employer failed to ensure a complete respiratory protection program was developed and implemented.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
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: On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Department - Employees required to wear 3M 5300 half mask respirators and N95 dust masks while performing grinding, sanding, and cutting operations were exposed to fiberglass dust inhalation hazards. The employer failed to ensure employees had been medically cleared to wear respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Department - Employees required to wear 3M 5300 half mask respirators and N95 dust masks while performing grinding, sanding, and cutting operations were exposed to fiberglass dust inhalation hazards. The employer failed to ensure employees had been fit-tested prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Department - Employees required to wear 3M 5300 half mask respirators and N95 dust masks while performing grinding, sanding, and cutting operations were exposed to fiberglass dust inhalation hazards. The employer failed to ensure employees were clean-shaven.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 H03 II A
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(ii)(A): Respirator inspections did not include a check of respirator function, tightness of connections, and the condition of the various parts including, but not limited to, the facepiece, head straps, valves, connecting tube, and cartridges, canisters or filters: On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Department - Employees required to wear 3M 5300 half mask respirators while performing grinding, sanding, and cutting operations were exposed to fiberglass dust inhalation hazards. The employer failed to ensure the respirators were inspected properly as respirator valves were not secured in the respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. On or about March 26, 2013: Railroad Area: Employees performing cutting, grinding, and/or sanding operations on molds and red channels were exposed to explosive fiberglass dust due to the facility not being kept clean. Quality Industries, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 555001, citation number 3, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/30/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 300 Fisher Drive, Hartwell, GA 30643.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3000
- — Z (R) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338977523.
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