OSHA Inspection: C.I.L. INC.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of Category 2, 3 or 4 flammable liquid located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons:     (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840     On or about 2/12/2014, the employer stored 495 gallons of category 2 flammable liquids in one location on the first floor of a manufacturing work site, where the 55 gallon drums were not guarded by a fire resistant storage room or cabinet.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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:     (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840     On or about 2/12/2014, the employer assigned employees to paint metal parts in spray booths without first conducting an assessment of the potential exposure to employees during this process. The employer did not assess the hazards or the correct level of respiratory protection to employees.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 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 employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840   On or about 2/12/2014, the employer issued employees a 3M N95 8210 dust mask respirator and a North 7700 half mask air purifying respirator to paint metal parts using an Epoxy Primer Green paint without determining whether or not the employees were medically qualified to wear respirators.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employees using tight-fitting face-piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:   (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840   On or about 2/12/2014, the employer issued employees air purifying respirators without providing fit tests.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular hand-fed crosscut table saw was not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:     (a) LOCATION: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840     On or about 2/12/2014, the employer did not guard the portion of the table saw blade that was exposed above the table.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:     (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840     On or about 2/12/2014, the employer provided a bench grinder without work rests to employees working in the screen printing department for the purpose of sharpening rubber applicators for screen printing.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:   (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840   On or about 2/12/2014, the employer provided a bench grinder without tongue guards to employees working in the screen printing department for the purpose of sharpening rubber applicators for the screen printing process.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,700 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The spraying operations (except electrostatic spraying operations) were not designed, installed and maintained such that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) was not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity was maintained. Filter rolls were not inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.    (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA, 01840    On or about 2/12/2014, the employer did not ensure that the average air velocity in the paint booths was maintained at 100 feet per minute.     The C.I.L. Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315136598, citation number 02, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on (3/15/2011), with respect to a workplace located at 400 Canal Street, Lawrence MA 01840.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $770 · Current $456 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) Location: 400 Canal Street. Lawrence MA, 01840     On or about 2/12/2014, the employer provided employees working in the paint booth department with dust mask respirators on a voluntary basis, without providing the employees with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Mar 13, 2014

Abate by

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Location: 400 Canal Street, Lawrence, MA 01840  On or about 2/12/2014, the employer provided respirators to employees working in spray paint booths, without conducting respiratory protection training.