OSHA Inspection: LOPEZ MAINTENANCE, LLC

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.       1180 Newfield Street Middletown:  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the employees, who were required to wear a 3M5300 negative pressure respirator to determine the employee's ability to wear one.

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):       1180 Newfield Street Middletown: The employer did not provide a fit testing  to an employee, who was required to use a 3M 5300 with organic cartridges negative pressure respirator to determine the employee's prior to initial use and at least annually thereafter.

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or       1180 Newfield Street Middletown:   An employee was wearing a 3M5300 negative pressure respirator with facial hair.

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace.         1180 New field Street Middletown: The employer did not provide comprehensive and understandable training prior to requiring employees to use a 3M5300 negative pressure respirator.

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 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.     1180 New field Street Middletown: The employees who were required to use chemicals, such as (including but not limited to) isocyanate were not given training concerning the physical and health hazards of the chemicals.

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:   1180 Newfield Street Middletown: The employer did not maintain MSDS for chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Delton DCH 3085 Harderner.