OSHA Inspection: BLAST CRAFT SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(5)(i): The employers did not use only respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under 42 CFR part 84 to protect employees from dust produced during abrasive-blasting operations:      (a)     While performing the blasting booth touch up work employees blasting on granite were wearing negative pressure half-face piece respirators with a helmet and a light duty fabric hood.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(1): Spray booths were not substantially constructed of steel, securely and rigidly supported, or of concrete or masonry except that aluminum or other substantial noncombustible material may be used for intermittent or low volume spraying:      (a)     The touch up booth had a ceiling constructed of plywood.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $816.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    (a)     The employee using the supplied air respirator, North model 7700 half-face piece while painting the metal cabinets, had not been given a fit test.      (b)     The employee using the negative pressure half-face piece respirator while performing sand blasting touch up work had not been given a fit test.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    (a)     The employee wearing the North 7700 supplied-air respirator with a half face piece had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the respirator and his face.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:     (a)     Employees used the compressed air from the short length of air hose that had the ball valve attached and the air pressure was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and was measured at 85 p.s.i. to 90 p.s.i.    (b)     Employees used the standard air nozzle and the air pressure was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and was measured at 90 p.s.i.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    (a)     There were no material safety data sheets for the Fleet Farm Old 55 clear hardener, the Fleet Farm Old 55 Gloss Dark Ford Gray and the DTM alkyd gloss industrial enamel.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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)     Employees were not given training on new chemicals used to paint the metal cabinets such as Fleet Farm Old 55 clear hardener, the Fleet Farm Old 55 Gloss Dark Ford Gray and the DTM alkyd gloss industrial enamel.

Issued

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(3)(i)(e)(2): Doors on blast-cleaning rooms were not operable from both inside and outside, except that where there was a small operator access door, the large work access door may be closed or opened from the outside only:   (a)     The doors on the blast-cleaning rooms used a slide bolt that was not operable from inside the blast-cleaning room.