OSHA Inspection: SAVAGE RANGE SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A): Assigned Protection Factors (APFs) The employer did not use the assigned protection factors listed in Table 1 to select a respirator that meets or exceeds the required level of employee protection. When using a combination respirator (e.g., airline respirators with an air-purifying filter), employers must ensure that the assigned protection factor is appropriate to the mode of operation in which the respirator is being used.    (a) In the Savage Range Systems facility located at 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, in the employer's Lead Compliance and Respiratory Protection Programs, the Assigned Protection Factor for a 3M ADFLO PAPR welding helmet was listed as 1,000 without any evidence provided by the manufacturer - according to the manufacturer, an ADFLO PAPR welding helmet provides an APF of 25.  The employer's Lead Compliance and Respiratory Protection Programs were not maintained in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    (a)  In the Savage Range Systems facility located at 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, a lead wipe sample of a 100 cm2 (square centimeter) area was taken inside the range technician's PAPR welding helmet with a measured concentration of 195.5 ug/100 cm2 (micrograms per square centimeter).  This is in excess of the OSHA definition of a clean surface which is less than 25 ug/100 cm2.  The employer did not ensure the employee's respirator was cleaned and disinfected in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:    (a) In the Savage Range Systems, Inc. facility at 100 Springdale Road in Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, a bullet trap and a manual hoist was blocking an electrical panel on the side of an office which is not in accordance with this subpart.    (b) In the Savage Range Systems, Inc. facility at 100 Springdale Road in Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, pallet banding equipment and shipping containers were blocking an electrical panel and an emergency disconnect switch which is not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3750.00 · Current $1875.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(vii)(A): The employer did not ensure that labels of bags or containers of contaminated protective clothing and equipment include the following information:      DANGER: CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD. MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN HANDLING. DO NOT REMOVE DUST BY BLOWING OR SHAKING. DISPOSE OF LEAD CONTAMINATED WASH WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS.    (a) In the Savage Range Systems, Inc. storage and maintenance shop at 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, a Shop-Vac wet vacuum, contaminated with lead, was stored in an unlabeled container which is not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $1125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).    (a) In the Savage Range Systems, Inc. maintenance, storage and welding rooms, 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA: On or about September 11, 2013, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), for two hazardous materials, D-Lead All-Purpose Cleaner and SRI-1220 Adhesive (CS1220), stored and used in the workplace, were not readily accessible to employees which is not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14000.00 · Current $7000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees are not exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    (a) In the Savage Range Systems facility located at 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, the range technician was overexposed to airborne lead.  He had a measured exposure to airborne lead of 55.1 ug/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter) of air as an 8 hour time-weighted average.  This exposure is 1.1 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead (50 ug/m3).    The Savage Sports Corporation was previously cited for a violation of 29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 310638010, citation number 1, item number 5b, and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Springdale Road in Westfield, MA.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(4)(i): When ventilation was used to control exposure to lead, measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of the system in controlling exposure were not made at least every three months:    (a) In the Savage Range Systems, Inc. facility at 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA: On or about November 27, 2013, the employer had not measured the effectiveness of the DeVilbiss ProClean exhaust ventilation booth every three months to determine the exhaust ventilation's effectiveness in controlling exposure to airborne lead.  The employer did not evaluate equipment in accordance with this subpart.          The Savage Sports Corporation was previously cited for a violation of 29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 310638010, citation number 1, item number 8, and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Springdale Road in Westfield, MA.

Issued

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12000.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:    (a)In the Savage Range Systems facility located at 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA:  On or about November 27, 2013, the range technician had a measured exposure to airborne lead greater than the PEL during a bullet trap cleaning process and did not shower at the end of his shift after performing these operations which is not in accordance with this subpart.         The Savage Sports Corporation was previously cited for a violation of 29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 310638010, citation number 1, item number 10, and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Springdale Road in Westfield, MA.