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OSHA Inspection: COLONIAL SURFACE SOLUTIONS, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of COLONIAL SURFACE SOLUTIONS, INC. in 4599 CAMPBELL RD., COLUMBUS GROVE, OH 45830 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 339631897.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
4599 CAMPBELL RD.
City
COLUMBUS GROVE
State
OH
ZIP
45830
Mailing
4599 CAMPBELL RD., COLUMBUS GROVE, OH 45830
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238990
Employees
42
Ownership type
Private (A)

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 C01 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Aug 12, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(iii): The written program did not contain fit test procedures for tight-fitting respirators:    a)  On or about March 14, 2014, them employer failed to ensure that the written respiratory protection program contained: fit test procedures for tight-fitting respirators.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $2100

1910.134 C01 VII

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Jul 21, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(vii): The written program did not contain provisions for training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they were potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations:  a)  On or about March 14, 2014, the employer failed to ensure that the written respiratory protection program contained procedures for training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they were potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 C01 IX

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Aug 21, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ix): The written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program:     a)  On or about March 14, 2014, the employer failed to ensure that the written respiratory protection program contained procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 D01 III

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Jul 21, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.  a) on our about March 14, 2014, the employer failed to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace, such as but not limited to TGIC; this evaluation should have include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Jul 21, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $1,050
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 employees medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.      a) On or about March 14, 2014, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was required to use a half face respirator in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1050
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 F01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Aug 12, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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)  On or about March 14, 2014, 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).
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 G01 I A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Aug 12, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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)  On or about March 14, 2014, the employer allowed respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by an employee who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 H02 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 25, 2014
Abate by
Jul 21, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  a. On or about March 14, 2014 the employer did not ensure respirators were stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals and were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339631897.

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