OSHA Inspection: PR-WELD & MANUFACTURING, LTD.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): An exit access was not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.    a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure an the aisle way leading to the fire exit door across from the paint booth was 28 inches wide.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures.        a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not develop and implement a written respirator program which covered an employee required to wear a tight fitting half face respirator when performing the powder coating operation.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

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; this evaluation did not include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form.    a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not evaluate employee exposures to total dust and triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) when employees were performing the powder coating operation.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

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. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure an employee was provided with a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear a tight fitting half face respirator when performing the powder coating operation in the spray booth.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.     a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure an employee was fit tested prior to requiring the employee to wear a tight fitting half face respirator when performing the powder coating operation in the spray booth.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following in (i) through (vi).  a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure an employee required to wear a tight fitting half face respirator when performing powder coating operations in the spray booth was trained on the following topics:      1. How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;      2. What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator;      3. How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2590T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met.     a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure a written hazard communication program was developed and implemented that covered chemicals used in operations such as but not limited to the powder coating operation. Employees were exposed to TGIC and xylene when performing painting operations in the spray booth.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.  a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure the container of xylene located in the paint booth was labeled as to the identity of the substance.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure the container of xylene located in the paint booth was labeled as to the physical and health hazards of the substance.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).    a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure safety data sheets for powder coatings such as Blue Ribbon, Fence Post Green, and Mirror Black were available to the employee working in the powder coating operation.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2590T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.     a. PR-Weld & Manufacturing, Ltd.  located in West Unity, Ohio: On or about November 19, 2013 the employer did not ensure the employee performing the powder coating operation was provided with information and training on the following topics:       1.      An understanding of the labeling requirements;   2.      Physical and health hazards of chemicals used in the workplace;   3.      How to interrupt information on the SDS;  4.      Location of the hazard communication program;  5.      Location of the safety data sheets.