OSHA Inspection: STAVO INDUSTRIES

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1339.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area was not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:  a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the painter using rags with fllammables, such as acetone, to clean painting parts. The rag is disposed of with the regular trash. The regular trash is disposed of weekly.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2231.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the painter required to don a Survivair 1/2 mask respirator during painting operations. The employer did not provide the painter with a medical evaluation.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator iwas fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:    a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the painter required to don a Survivair 1/2 mask respirator during painting operations. The employer did not provide the painter with a fit test.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer did not provide training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace:  a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the painter required to don a Survivair 1/2 mask respirator during painting operations. The employer did not provide the painter with training.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2231.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include at least the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the employee conducting MIG and TIG welding on stainless steel, on a monthly basis. The employer did not provide hazard communication training to include the hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.  b). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the employee that mixed epoxies with xylene for occasional painting operations. The employer did not implement hazard communication training to include the hazards associated with exposure to xylene.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Visual inspection daily; monthly inspection with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected was not conducted:  a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the employee that uses the 300 ton overhead crane on a daily basis. The employer did not implement visual inspections and certified monthly inspections.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d): Pendant control stations were not kept clean and function labels were not kept legible:    a). On or about 7/23/13, on site, for the employee that uses the 300 ton overhead crane on a daily basis. The COB213 pendant for the crane was not kept clean had ineligible function labels.

Issued

2014-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(6) and (f)(7) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked:  a). On or about 7/23/13, in the welding area, for the employee using coolant, on a daily basis, in a bottle that was not labeled.