OSHA Inspection: KADAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Abate by

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:    a) Wood Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.    Accumulations of saw dust was present on the horizontal surfaces such as electrical boxes and conduit.  The dust was generated from cutting wood/MDF and was found to be explosive.    Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Abate by

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:  a) Wood Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.  Employees exposed to class II combustible sawdust with ignition sources present including, but not limited to, an electrical switch with a missing faceplate, unapproved power strip, and an ungrounded metal duct for the sawdust local exhaust.  Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :    a) Wood and Metal Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.    The employer failed to provide annual audiograms for a carpenter working in the woodshop that was exposed to continuous noise at 74.45% of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) eight hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA which is 0.74 times the allowable exposure limit.  The action level is 85 dBA.  The equivalent sound levels of the measured dose is 87.9 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 446 minutes on 4/16/2014, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.     Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(2): The training program was not repeated annually for each employee included in the hearing conservation program:    a) Wood and Metal Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.    The employer failed to provide annual training for a carpenter working in the woodshop that was exposed to continuous noise at 74.45% of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) eight hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA which is 0.74 times the allowable exposure limit.  The action level is 85 dBA.  The equivalent sound levels of the measured dose is 87.9 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 446 minutes on 4/16/2014, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.      Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    a) Wood and Metal Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.    Workers performing welding and painting operations are provided with 3M full face PAPR and 3M half face respirators with particulate/OV cartridges, respectively, for protection against welding fumes, paint vapors, and wood dust.  Such workers were not fit tested annually on their respective respirators.    Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5): Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually:  a) Wood and Metal Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.  Workers performing welding and painting operations are provided with 3M full face PAPR and 3M half face respirators with particulate/OV cartridges, respectively, for protection against welding fumes, paint vapors, and wood dust.  Such workers were not trained annually on their respective respirators.  Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.

Issued

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) Wood and Metal Shop, 50-52 Metro Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094.    Employer failed to implement their written respiratory protection program for workers performing welding and painting operations who are provided with 3M full face PAPR and 3M half face respirators with particulate/OV cartridges, respectively, for protection against welding fumes, paint vapors, and wood dust.      Condition observed on or about 4/16/2014.     Kadan Productions, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314442179, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on 8/11/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 3200 Liberty Ave #3, North Bergen, NJ 07047.