OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN HOLLOW BORING COMPANY

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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:       American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512,-Tool Room area- On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees work with and around hazardous substances including but not limited to, Stoddard Solvent, Signal Cut 391 (cutting oil), Chemetall product 317(2-Butoxy ethanol), and compressed welding gases.  The company's Hazard Communication program was missing information including, but not limited to, the following:        1)      The designation of a specific person responsible for ensuring the labeling of in-plant containers.   2)      Procedures to review and update label information when necessary.   3)      The designation of a specific person responsible for obtaining and maintaining the MSDSs.   4)      The designation of a specific person responsible for conducting the Hazard Communication Training.

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:       a.) American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512,-Tool Room area- On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees work with and around hazardous substances including but not limited to, Stoddard Solvent, Signal Cut 391 (cutting oil), Chemetall product 317(2-Butoxy ethanol), and compressed welding gases.  Hazard Communication Program training regarding the physical, health, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area was not provided to all company employees.

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:   a.) American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512-Lathe area- On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  One plastic spray bottle was not labeled to identify the chemical(s) contained in the container(s).

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:    a.) American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512-Tool Room area- On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  One plastic spray bottle was not labeled to identify the hazard warnings of the chemical(s) contained within the container(s).

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:   a.) American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512,-Tool Room area- On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees used 3M brand dust masks during grinding operations.  Employees that used the dust masks were not provided with the information in Appendix D to this section.

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B): Unless a physician determines that the standard threshold shift is not work-related or aggravated by occupational noise exposure, the employer did not ensure, when a standard threshold shift occurs, that for employees already using hearing protectors, employees be refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary:  a.) American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512,-Tool Room area- On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  On 2/6/2013, when one company employee experienced a standard threshold shift, the Company failed to conduct refitting of and retraining on hearing protectors with this employee.  Additionally, the Company did not determine if the employee required hearing protection with greater attenuation.

Issued

2013-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.10(a): Where an employee's hearing test (audiogram) revealed that the employee had experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level was 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS, the employer did not record the case on the OSHA 300 Log.    a.) American Hollow Boring Company, 1901 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16512,- - On or about May 17, 2013, and times prior thereto:  In 2013, three recordable cases of hearing loss were not recorded on the Company's OSHA 300 Log.