OSHA Inspection: TEJAS ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURES MFG, INC

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,440 · Current $864 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:  a) At the facility, where the spray booth was not equipped with automatic sprinklers.  Employees use the spray booth to apply powder coating to metal parts.

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $648 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(d)(3):  Each spray booth did not have an independent exhaust duct system discharging to the exterior of the building:  a) At the facility, where the spray booth exhaust system discharged into the interior of the building.

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $648 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) At the facility, where the employees were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D prior to permitting employees to use a 3M full face respirator during powder coating operations.  b) At the facility, where the employees were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D prior to permitting employees to use a Miller half-face respirator during welding activities.

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) At the facility, where the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program prior to permitting employees to use a 3M full face respirator during powder coating operations.  b) At the facility, where the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program prior to permitting employees to use a Miller half-face respirator during welding activities.

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 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:   a) At the facility, where the employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to permitting employees to use a 3M full face respirator during powder coating operations.  b) At the facility, where the employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to permitting employees to use a Miller half-face respirator during welding activities.

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $648 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) At the facility, where the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.  The employer uses chemicals such as, but not limited to, Powdura powder coating, containing triglycidyl isocyanurate, a mutagen.

Issued

Jun 11, 2014

Abate by

Jul 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $648 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets (SDSs) for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a) At the facility, where the employer did not maintain a copy of the SDS for the Argon compressed gas which is used to perform welding activities.