OSHA Inspection: H & M PLATING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Sep 18, 2013

Abate by

Oct 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,520 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc:  a) At the facility, near the chrome dipping tanks, where there was no standard guardrailing or floor covering to prevent employees from falling into the pit below.

Issued

Sep 18, 2013

Abate by

Oct 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) At the facility, in the abrasive blasting area, where the employer stores corrosive material such as, but not limited to, hydrochloric acid.  There was no quick drenching station in the vicinity for immediate use in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Sep 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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) At the facility, in the chrome shop locker room, where a basket containing protective clothing contaminated with hexavalent chromium was not labeled.    b) At the facility, in the abrasive blasting building, where a 55-gallon drum of used grinding fluid was not labeled.

Issued

Sep 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, in the chrome shop locker room, where a basket containing protective clothing contaminated with hexavalent chromium was not labeled.    b) At the facility, in the abrasive blasting building, where a 55-gallon drum of used grinding fluid was not labeled.

Issued

Sep 18, 2013

Abate by

Oct 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) At the facility, where the employer had not provided employees with Appendix D prior to permitting employees to use North elastomeric half-face respirators on a voluntary basis.  This condition exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Sep 18, 2013

Abate by

Oct 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 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:  a) At the facility, where the employer had not established a respiratory protection program prior to permitting employees to use North elastomeric half-face respirators.  This condition exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.