OSHA Inspection: KRAISSL COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a) Shipping Area: The exit door was not marked by a sign "Exit", on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    a) Spray Booth Room: The Spray Booth did not have automatic sprinklers, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7): Electric lamps outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated therefrom by partition(s), were not protected from mechanical injury by suitable guards or by location and were not totally enclosed to prevent the falling of hot particles:    a) Spray Booth Room: An electrical lamp maintained to the Spray Booth wall was not protected from mechanical injuries and was not totally enclosed, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:     a) Spray Booth Room: The Spray Booth had accumulation of the paint combustible residues on the walls, floor, and ceiling, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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: Portable fire extinguisher training was not provided for an employee, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    a) Facility: Annual refreshing fire extinguisher training was not provided for all employees, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest to support offhand grinding work and/or installed work rest on grinding machinery was not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:       a) Machine Shop: One of two requested work rests was not installed at the bench grinder to support offhand work, on or about 05/17/13.     b) Machine Shop: The distance between the bench grinder work rest and abrasive wheel was about one and one eighth (1 1/8) inches, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:     a) Machine Shop: The distance between the Bench Grinder abrasive wheel periphery and a tongue guard was about one and one fourth (1 1/4) inches, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): When the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible, the employer did not provide the respirator users with the information in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirator When Not Required Under the Standard"):    a) Assembling Area: Employee, who received respirators for voluntary usage at the work place, was not provided with Appendix D "Information for Employees Using Respirator When Not Required Under the Standard", on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): 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: Written hazard communication program was not developed for the workplace where employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Crystal Clean 106 Mineral Spirits and Dux Latex Gloss Kraissl Green, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:    a) Facility: Employee was not informed about location of material safety data sheet (MSDS) for Crystal Clean 106 Mineral Spirits he worked with, on or about 05/17/13.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Assembling Area: Employee was not trained on physical and health hazards of Crystal Clean 106 Mineral Spirits he worked with, on or about 05/17/13.