OSHA Inspection: RAPTOR ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c): 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): A continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) was not instituted when employees noise exposures equalled or exceeded an 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) sound level of 85 dBA:    (a) On or about September 26, 2013, a laborer was exposed to a dose of 149.2% (8-hour time weighted average of 92.9 dBA) for a 462 minute sampling period.     (b) On or about September 26, 2013, a laborer was exposed to a dose of 90.3% (8-hour time weighted average of 89.3 dBA) for a 449 minute sampling period.     (c) On or about September 26, 2013, a laborer was exposed to a dose of 91.9% (8-hour time weighted average of 89.4 dBA) for a 447 minute sampling period.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:    A clear space of 3 feet was not maintained around the paint booths.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    Where employees are exposed to isocyanates, employees did not wear tyvek suits to protect from skin sensitization.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    Where employees were manufacturing foam targets using chemicals containing isocyanates, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present that required the use of personal protective equipment.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    Where employees are required to wear tyveks and gloves to provide protection from isocyanates, the employer did not provide personal protective equipment training.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    Where employees voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while spraying paints and other chemicals, the respirators were not cleaned and disinfected.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2): Storage. The employer shall ensure that respirators are stored as follows:    Where employees voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while spraying paints and other chemicals, the employer did not ensure respirators were properly stored.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    Where employees voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while spraying paints and other chemicals, the employer did not provide any information on respirators to employees.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    Where employees voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while spraying paints and other chemicals, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

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 employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Where employees voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while spraying paints and other chemicals, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to the employee using the respirator.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,700 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:    Where employees were spraying paints and other chemicals, the employer did not establish and implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:     Where employees were using spray paints and other chemicals, the employer did not ensure that each container was labeled with the identity and hazard warning.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,700 Reduced

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:     Where employees were spraying paints and other chemicals, the employer did not provide employees adequate training on the hazards of the chemicals which include, but are not limited to: skin sensitization.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $300 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 June 17, 2013, the employer did not record any workplace injuries on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2013.