OSHA Inspection: THE NASSAL COMPANY

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,040 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a. FRP area - during spraying operations where corrosive chemicals such as, but not limited to Syrgis Norox MEKP-9 and Syrgis Norox MEKP-9H are used, there were no capabilities for immediate flushing of the eyes in the work area.  Violation observed on or about 11/13/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a. High bay and east shop areas - employee(s) were exposed to struck-by hazards, in that, compressed air used with air blow nozzles connected to an air compressor to clean was at 75 p.s.i.  Violation observed on or about 9/16/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  d. High bay and east shop areas - the employer did not provide respirator medical evaluations when 3M N95 8210 Particulate Respirators were required for finishing and grinding operations.  Violation observed on or about 9/16/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 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):  b. High bay and east shop areas - the employer did not provide respirator fit tests when 3M 8210 N95 Particulate Respirators were required for finishing and grinding operations.  Violation observed on or about 9/16/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Feb 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

9 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a. Sculpting south wall - Amerex fire extinguisher was blocked by materials such as, but not limited to a metal cart and a light stand.  Violation observed on or about 9/16/13.  b. Sculpting east wall - Amerex fire extinguisher was blocked by materials such as, but not limited to a shop vacuum and buckets.  Violation observed on or about 9/16/13.        c. Molding west wall - Amerex fire extinguisher was blocked by materials such as, but not limited to buckets of compounds.  Violation observed on or about 9/16/13.   d. FRP west pole - Amerex fire extinguisher was not identifiable, in that, the pressure gauge was not readable and covered with materials.  Violation was observed on or about 9/16/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Feb 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a. FRP west wall - box 10 240 volt breakers were not labeled to indicate the electrical purpose.  Violation observed on or about 11/13/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): The dimension of the working space in the direction of access to live parts operating at 600 volts or less and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while alive was less than indicated in Table S1:  a. FRP west area - the distance in between the wooden plywood wall and the electrical panels did not have a minimum clear distance of 3'.  Violation observed on or about 11/13/13.