OSHA Inspection: WINGFOOT COMMERCIAL TIRE SYSTEMS, LLC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Sep 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 056020202460

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 contaminants chemical state and physical form:    On or about February 3, 2014, employee chemical exposures were not evaluated for the following:   a) The auto-bay mechanic was exposed to toluene, tetrachloroethylene while using cleaning solvents and carbon monoxide created by LP powered industrial trucks operating in the tire mount area and warehouse.   b) The tire mount employee was exposed to toluene while using cleaning solvents and carbon monoxide while working around LP powered industrial trucks.   c) The tire technician was exposed to carbon monoxide while operating and working around LP powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Sep 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(i)(1): Concentration levels of carbon monoxide gas created by powered industrial truck operations exceeded the levels specified in 1910.1000:   On January 28, 2014, an employee working in the auto-bay was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of approximately 77.5 ppm of carbon monoxide.  The employee exposure was determined using post-exposure carboxyhemoglobin (COHB) measurements.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Sep 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Carbon Monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million (ppm): On January 28, 2014, the auto-bay mechanic was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of approximately 77.5 ppm carbon monoxide.  The employees exposure was determined using post-exposure carboxyhemaglobin (COHB) measurements.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

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):  On January 28, 2014, the Auto-bay mechanic's carbon monoxide exposure was not controlled through engineering or administrative controls which resulted in the auto-bay mechanic being exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of approximately 77.5 ppm of carbon monoxide.  The employee's exposure was determined using post-exposure carboxyhemaglobin (COHB) measurements.  Abatement normally will be multistep as follows:  STEP 1:  Effective administrative and or engineering controls shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.  Abatement due 30 days from issuance date:  STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substance as referenced in this Citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this Citation:  1.  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;  2.  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;  3.  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; and  4.  Testing and acceptable or modification/redesign of controls.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  Abatement due 60 days from issuance date:  Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Abatement due 90 days from issuance date:

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 056020202460C730

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:  On or about February 3, 2014 employee were not informed or trained on the occupational hazards of the following chemical:    a) The auto-bay mechanic was exposed to toluene, tetrachloroethylene while using cleaning solvents and carbon monoxide created by LP powered industrial trucks operating in the tire mount area and warehouse.   b) The tire mount employee was exposed to toluene while using cleaning solvents and carbon monoxide while working around LP powered industrial trucks.  c) The tire technician was exposed to carbon monoxide while operating and working around LP powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 056020202460C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i): The employee training did not include the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area: On or about February 3, 2014 employees were not trained how to detect the presence of the following chemicals:   a) The auto-bay mechanic was exposed to toluene, tetrachloroethylene while using cleaning solvents and carbon monoxide created by LP powered industrial trucks operating in the tire mount area and warehouse.  b) The tire mount employee was exposed to toluene while using cleaning solvents and carbon monoxide while working around LP powered industrial trucks. c) The tire technician was exposed to carbon monoxide while operating and working around LP powered industrial trucks.