OSHA Inspection: TKF CONVEYORS SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), was dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected.     a) The 55 gallon drum of Xylene located in the paint room was not grounded.

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a) The employer did not develop and implement a respirator program specific to the workplace for employees required to wear tight fitting elastomeric respirators when painting.

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · 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:      (a) A hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented that was specific to the workplace.

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) The temporary employee working in the paint area had not had training on the hazards of the paint, xylene and other chemicals at the time of their initial assignment.