OSHA Inspection: GARNER - LYONS HISTORIC WINDOW, LLC

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(ii): Where the possibility of skin and eye irritation existed, with regard to employee exposure to lead, the employer did not ensure that protective work clothing was used:       a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On 6/26/13, the employer did not ensure that an employee wore gloves when scraping lead-based paint during window restoration activities. This condition exposed employees to lead health hazards.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:               a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On 6/26/13, the employer has not implemented methods or tools to ensure that surfaces were maintained as free as possible from accumulation of lead. Area wipe samples indicated that 5.7 milligrams of lead dust was present on the work table adjacent to the steam cabinet before lead-based paint removal. This condition exposed employees to lead health hazards.      b) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On 6/26/13, the employer has not implemented methods or tools to ensure that surfaces were maintained as free as possible from accumulation of lead. Area wipe samples indicated that 0.24 milligrams of lead dust was present on the work table adjacent to the steam cabinet after lead-based paint removal. This condition exposed employees to lead health hazards.     c) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer has not implemented methods or tools to ensure that surfaces were maintained as free as possible from accumulation of lead. Area wipe samples indicated that 0.25 milligrams of lead dust was present on work table adjacent to the stripping area. This condition exposed employees to lead health hazards.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(k)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of cadmium:      a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer has not implemented methods or tools to ensure that surfaces were maintained as frees as possible from accumulation of cadmium. Area wipe samples indicated that 0.88 micrograms of cadmium dust was present on the work table adjacent to the steam cabinet before lead-based paint removal. This condition exposed employees to cadmium health hazards.      b) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer has not implemented methods or tools to ensure that surfaces were maintained as frees as possible from accumulation of cadmium. Area wipe samples indicated that 0.35 micrograms of cadmium dust was present on the work table adjacent to the steam cabinet after lead-based paint removal. This condition exposed employees to cadmium health hazards.        c) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer has not implemented methods or tools to ensure that surfaces were maintained as frees as possible from accumulation of cadmium. Area wipe samples indicated that 0.26 micrograms of cadmium dust was present on the work table adjacent to the stripping area. This condition exposed employees to cadmium health hazards.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): The employer did not provide eyewash facilities for employees who could reasonably be exposed to methylene chloride through spills, splashes, or improper work practices:       a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not ensure that an eyewash station was available to employees who could reasonably be exposed to methylene chloride through spills, splashes, or improper work practices. Employees dispensed Palco-2, a methylene chloride based solvent, from a five gallon carboy into a smaller pale. Employees then applied Palco-2 to the sashes with a four inch paint brush. This condition exposed employees to eye hazards related to corrosive chemical burns.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(k): The employer did not communicate the following hazards associated with Methylene Chloride on labels and in material safety data sheets in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200): cancer, cardiac effects (including elevation of carboxyhemoglobin), central nervous system effects, liver effects, and skin and eye irritation:      a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not communicate specific health hazards associated with exposure to methylene chloride. Employees were not made aware of the corrosive nature of methylene chloride and what to do in the event of eye contact with Palco-2, a methylene chloride based solvent. This condition exposed employees to eye hazards related to corrosive chemical burns.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures, as specified in subparagraphs (c)(1)(i) through (ix) of this section, was not established and implemented where respirator(s) were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirator(s) were required by the employer:        a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program. Employees were required to wear 3M 6200 Series, half-faced, air-purifying respirators equipped with combination filter in the wood restoration department during solvent application and paint scraping activities and in the painting department where water-borne paints were applied to restored and newly fabricated window sashes.     b) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program. Employees were allowed to wear 3M 8210 Series, N95 filtering face pieces in the wood restoration department during sash hardware removal and in the milling department for general dust comfort.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace:       a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations were provided to employees prior the use of 3M 6200 Series, half-faced, air-purifying respirators equipped with combination filters during window restoration activities.     b) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations were provided to employees prior the use of 3M 8210 Series, N95 filtering face piece respirators during window restoration activities.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

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 respirators were given a qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a)      Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not ensure that fit tests were provided to employees prior to the required usage of 3M 6200 Series, half-faced, air-purifying respirators equipped with combination filters during window restoration activities.  b)      Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not ensure that fit tests were provided to employee prior to the required usage of 3M 8210 Series, N95 filtering face piece respirators during window restoration activities.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide training prior to requiring employees to use respirators in the workplace:       a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not ensure that respirator training was provided to employees prior to the required usage of 3M respirators during window restoration activities.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify or evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:     a) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards associated with window restoration tasks to include exposure to lead-based paint.     b) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards associated with window restoration tasks to include exposure to methylene chloride based solvents.     c) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards associated with window restoration tasks to include exposure to asbestos.     d) Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards associated with window restoration tasks to include exposure to cadmium.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(d)(2)(i): The employer did not perform initial asbestos exposure monitoring of employees who were, or could reasonably be expected to be exposed to airborne concentrations at or above the action level and/or excursion limits:                                                                                                            a)      Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not possess objective data that could demonstrate that asbestos was not capable of being released in airborne concentrations at or above the time weighted average. A Restoration Technician was monitored for 52 minutes and was exposed to a Non-Detected level of asbestos.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:      a)      Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not conduct an initial exposure determination for employees who were expected to be exposed to lead-based paint during the window restoration process. A Restoration Technician was monitored for 190 minutes and was exposed to an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 0.85 micrograms per meter cubed. His calculated severity was 0.17.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(i): The employer did not determine whether any employee was exposed to cadmium at or above the action level:     a)      Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not conduct an initial exposure determination for employees who could be exposed to cadmium as a result of exposure to lead-based paint during the window restoration process. A Restoration Technician was monitored for 190 minutes and was exposed to a Non-Detected level of cadmium.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490159117309020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2): The employer whose employees are exposed to methylene chloride did not perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure:     a)      Garner-Lyons Historic Windows, LLC, dba: Lyons Historic Window @ 5360 Washington St., #C, Denver, CO 80216: On and before 4/8/13, the employer did not conduct an initial exposure determination for employees who could be exposed to methylene chloride. A Restoration Technician used a solvent, Palco-2, which contained methylene chloride during the paint removal process. He was monitored for 101 minutes and was exposed to an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 10.2 parts per million. His calculated severity was 0.41.