OSHA Inspection: ERS ENTERPRISE LLC

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iv): On stairways more than 44 inches wide but less than 88 inches wide, one handrail on each enclosed side and one stair railing on each open side.    a) Access between the storage / paint room in the rear of the building and the main shop floor was provided via concrete stairs 5 risers in height and less than 88" in width; where the descending right side of the stairs was open, with no stair railing installed.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 11/22/2013.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    a) Used cans of flammable automotive finishes such as basecoat(s), clearcoat(s) and urethane(s) were thrown into a 45-gal trash can located in the corner of the paint room, which was not provided with a lid; exposing painters to hazard(s) of fire.     Condition(s) were noted on or about 11/22/2013.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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) Elastomeric air-purifying respirators are provided & required by the employer for use by employee(s) as personal protection from health hazards of airborne particulates during sanding of dried putty in the body shop, as well as chemical vapor exposure(s) during spray-painting in the spray booths.     Condition(s) were noted on or about 1/29/2014.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Elastomeric air-purifying respirators are provided & required by the employer for use by employee(s) as personal protection from health hazards of airborne particulates during sanding of dried putty in the body shop, as well as chemical vapor exposure(s) during spray-painting in the spray booths.  Condition(s) were noted on or about 1/29/2014.  Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i): Electrical equipment was not firmly secured to the surface on which it was mounted.    a) A dual-receptacle fixture with integrated switch was wired in service on the back wall of the shop, in the storage room outside the paint room.  Securing screws were missing, causing the outlet & switch to hang free from the fixture box, suspended by the terminals of the conductor wires.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 1/29/2014.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located within 8 feet of the floor had live parts exposed to employee contact:  a) A dual-receptacle fixture with integrated switch was wired in service on the back wall of the shop, in the storage room outside the paint room.  The outlet receptacle into which equipment cords were plugged was dangling from the fixture box, suspended by the terminals of the conductor wires, which were exposed to accidental contact by employee(s).  Condition(s) were noted on or about 1/29/2014.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a) A previously-installed fluorescent light fixture, rated for regular residential use, was used within the paint room at the back of the building where flammable vapors would be expected to exist due to the use of flammable paint thinner for cleaning spray guns; exposing painter(s) to fire hazard(s).      Condition(s) were noted on or about 1/29/2013.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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) Automotive finishes mixed and sprayed by employee(s) contain volatile organic compounds with a variety of health hazards via inhalation, and includes some hardener component(s) to topcoat and clearcoat systems containing isocyanate compounds that pose allergic respiratory and skin reaction hazards.  A written chemical hazard communication program was not developed and implemented by the employer.     Condition(s) were noted on or about 11/22/2013.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Automotive finishes mixed and sprayed by employee(s) contain volatile organic compounds with a variety of health hazards via inhalation, and includes some hardener component(s) to topcoat & clearcoat systems containing isocyanate compounds that pose allergic respiratory and skin reaction hazards.  Employee(s) who work with such chemicals were not informed about the provisions of the OSHA standard, nor trained on health hazards of the chemicals they work with.  Condition(s) were noted on or about 11/22/2013.