OSHA Inspection: ACADIA SCENIC, INC.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:  a) Milling Department  Accumulations of saw dust was present on the Powermatic Table Saw and horizontal surfaces such as electrical boxes and conduit.  The dust was generated from cutting wood/MDF and was found to be explosive.  Violation observed on or about 04/24/2013 and 06/06/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iv): Stairway(s) more than 44 inches wide, but less than 88 inches wide having both sides open, did not have one stair railing on each side:  a) Stairs leading to the garage from the welding area  The stairway that was 85 1/4 inches wide with 4 risers did not have a stair railing on each open side.  Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(v): Stairway(s) more than 88 inches wide did not have one handrail on each enclosed side, one stair rail on each open side and one intermediate stair railing located approximately midway of the width:  a) Stairs leading from the milling area into the garage  The stairway leading from the milling area into the garage measuring 108 inches and with 4 risers did not have one handrail on the enclosed side, one stair rail on the open side and one intermediate stair railing approximately midway of the width.  Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer:  a) Facility  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, 3M 8210 filtering facepiece respirators and Survivair half mask, negative pressure respirators while painting and mixing paint.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation before employees were required to wear 3M 8210 filtering facepiece respirators and Survivair half mask negative, pressure respirators during painting or mixing paint.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Facility  Employees using half mask, negative pressure respirators such as, but not limited to, Survivair, were not fit tested prior to the initial use of the respirator during painting and mixing paint.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provided effective training to employees who are required to use respirators:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide effective training for employees required to wear respirators such as 3M 8210 filtering facepiece respirators and Survivair half mask negative pressure respirators while painting and mixing paint.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    a) Facility - welding area, near electrical panels, stairs to the garage    Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted and/or easily identified to make them readily accessible to employees in the event of a fire.  Employees are required to use such extinguishers to fight incipient stage fires.    Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013 and 04/24/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a) Facility  Employees expected to attempt to fight an incipient stage fire were not provided an educational program on fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  Violation occurred on or about 04/24/2013.  Abatement Note:  The employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal and which includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39, respectively.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a) Welding Area  The guard on the Makita miter saw was taped up exposing the operator to the unguarded saw blade.  Violation observed on or about 04/24/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator: (Note: The spreader in connection with grooving, dadoing or rabbeting is not required.)  a) Milling Area  Two hand fed circular ripsaws were operated by workers without a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back onto the workers.  Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013, 04/24/2013 and 06/06/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  a) Milling Area  Two hand fed rip saws were operated by workers without the non kickback fingers to oppose the tendency of the saw to pick up the material or throw it back toward the worker.  Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013, 04/24/2013 and 06/06/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    a) Welding area    The work rests on the Delta 8 inch Bench Grinder Model 23-880, S/N P9548 were adjusted to 3/8 inch on the right side and 1/2 inch on the left side.    Violation occurred on or about 04/24/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not determine each employee's exposure by taking a personal breathing zone air sample of each employee's exposure:  a) Facility  The employer did not determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride by taking a personal breathing zone air sample while employees were using Choice Brand Adhesives F-201 Adhesive Spray which contains 40-50% methylene chloride.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:    a) Facility    The employer did not provide and ensure the use of appropriate gloves when employees used Choice Brands Adhesives F-201 Adhesive Spray which contains 40-50% methylene chloride while laminating.    Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): When it was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride, the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:    a) Facility    The employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities for employees who use Choice Brands Adhesives F-201 Adhesive Spray which contains 40-50% methylene chloride.    Violation observed on or about 04/24/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Facility  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, wood dust, titanium dioxide, styrene, and acetone found in products to include Benjamin Benjamin Moore Latex paint, Bondo Body Filler and Klean-Strip Acetone along with various alcohols and glues.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide effective information and training for employees who are exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, wood dust, titanium dioxide, styrene and acetone found in Benjamin Moore Latex Paint, Bondo Body Filler and Kleen-Strip Acetone along with various alcohols and glues.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide information and training for employees who use Choice Brands Adhesives F-201 Adhesive Spray which contains 40-50% methylene chloride.  Violation occurred on or about 04/11/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $28,000 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    a) Milling Area    Two circular hand fed table saws were operated by workers without guarding the exposed saw blades.    Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013, 04/24/2013 and 06/06/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a) Milling Area  Two circular handfed crosscut table saws were operated by workers without guarding the exposed saw blade.  Violation observed on or about 04/11/2013, 04/24/2013 and 06/06/2013.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:    On or about 06/06/2013, the employer did not record the following workplace injury on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for calendar year 2013:  On or about May 11, 2013, an employee tripped and fell at a site resulting in a hairline arm fracture with days away from work.