OSHA Inspection: RAM MACHINE TOOLING, INC.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,499 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c):  Employees were exposed to Silica (Crystalline Quartz Total), listed in Table Z-3, in excess of 10.37 mg/m3 as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration.     (a) On or about September 9, 2012 the sandblaster at Ram Machine Tooling, Inc was over exposed to total silica dust at a concentration of 10.37 mg/M3 expressed as an 8-hour time-weighted average of approximately 14 times the daily Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.714 mg/M3 based on a 274 minute sampling period; exposure calculations included a zero - increment for the time not sampled.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,499 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010S103

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) On or about September 11, 2013 Ram Machine Tooling, Inc had not developed or implemented a written respirator program.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010S103

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.   (a) On or about September 11, 2013, Ram Machine Tooling, Inc had not developed or implemented a medical evaluation to determine employee's fitness to wear a respirator.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f): The employee was required to use a respirator without being fit tested with the same make, model, style and size of respirator that was to be used:  (a) On or about September 11, 2013 employees were wearing Bullard Abraisive Blasting Respirator and the 3M Full face respirator without being fit tested.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010S103

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) On or about September 11, 2013, Ram Machine Tooling, Inc did not ensure the cleaning, disinfecting and storing of the respirators that are used by the employees in the sandblasting and painting area.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a) On or about September 11, 2013, Ram Machine Tooling, Inc had not provided respirator training to the employees in the sandblasting and painting area.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

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 or about September 11, 2013 the employer written Hazard Communication Program did not adequately meet the requirement of paragrah (h) in that two sandblasters/painters had not been given hazard communication training.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

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) On or about September 11, 2013 the employer had not provided Hazard Communication training to the sandblasters/painters.