OSHA Inspection: TRAILER WORLD INC.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(5)(ii): Abrasive-blasting respirators were not worn by all abrasive-blasting operators.  a)  On or about June 6, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide abrasive-blasting respirators to the employees exposed to silica levels over the Permissible Exposure Level on an 8 hour time weighted average while performing sandblasting.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.  a) Shop Area:  On or about June 6, 2013 the employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program  exposing the employees required to use a respirator  to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.     a)  Laborer:   On or about June 6, 2013 an employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 19.0% crystalline silica (quartz) at a Time-Weighted Average level of 2.6272 mg/m3, which is approximately 5.52 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for crystalline silica of 0.4762 mg/m3 and approximately 0.5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for respirable dust of 5 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 180 minute period. The calculations include a zero value for the 300 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent.  a)  Laborer:   On or about June 6, 2013 and at times prior; the employer exposed the employee to noise at levels of 149.2% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 92.9 dBA) which is 1.49 times the permissible exposure limit of 100 % (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 90 dBA) while engaged in sanblasting activities.  Results were calculated for a 182 minute sampling period with a zero dose assumption for the remaining 298 minutes.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(b): Abrasive blast cleaning nozzle(s) were not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open manually.  a)  On or about June 6, 2013 and at times prior; employees were exposed to hazards while engaged in abrasive blasting operations without a dead man switch and/or an operating valve.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2000.00 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:  (a) On June 3, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide a complete Hazard comunication program that included proper labels and other forms of warnings, complete Material Safety Data Sheets and employee information and training prior to handle chemicals like flammable paints and crystalline silica.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  The employer does not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.      a) On June 6, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide a written job hazard assessment to determine the type Personal Protective Equipment that employees need to perform a specific task.