OSHA Inspection: SPUNSTRAND, INC.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) Cutting Room: On or about October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, where employees are exposed to total dust, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program implemented in the workplace.   NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a)Cutting Roomp: On or about October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employee exposure to total dust had not been evaluated or monitored by the employer.  NOTE: Abatement certification IS NOT required for this item.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employees were fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a)Cutting Room: On or about October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees required to wear respirators had not been medically evaluated prior to use.  NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a)Cutting Room: On or about October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees required to wear respirators had not been fit tested prior to use.  NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jun 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employees were exposed to total dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average permissible exposure limits listed in Table Z-3:     a) Cutting Room: On or about October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) exposure to total dust for an employee grinding fiberglass reinforced pipe (green duct), was determined to be 23.3 milligrams per cubic meter of air (mg/m3) which was 1.5 times Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15.0 mg/m3.     NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation ARE required for this item.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jun 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    a) Cutting Room: On or about October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the ventilation system in the grinding areas did not adequately capture the total dust produced resulting in an employee exposure. (Reference Citation 1, item 2a).      NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation ARE required for this item.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts:  a) Pipe Machine Room: On October 23, 2013, and at times prior thereto, machine guarding was not provided to protect employees against hazards of rotating parts of the mould (mandrel) axle, a power transmission apparatus, on the filament winding machines.  NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation ARE required for this item.