OSHA Inspection: CARBONE SHEET METAL CORPORATION

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689069117901840M112

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) Location - Polishing Dept.:  On or about March 24, 2014, employees required by the employer to wear air-purifying respiratory protective equipment were not provided a medical evluation.   Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06851790184091309135

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 contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a) Location - Polishing Dept.:  On or about March 24, 2014, for employees required by the employer to wear respiratory protective equipment the employer did not evaluate or sample employee exposure to the appropriate air contaminants.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI)  a) Location - Production:  On or about March 24, 2014, for employees welding on various grades of stainless steel metal the employer did not do an assessment of employee exposure to hexavalent chromium (Cr VI).      Note: The employer is to make this determination in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2), the scheduled monitoring option, or paragraph (d)(3), the performance-oriented option.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689069117901840A100

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) Location - Establishment:  On or about March 24, 2014, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to the hazards from chemicals and metals used during the fabrication of custom metal products such as, but not limited to:  hexavalent chromium, refrigerant gases, metal polishing resins, shielding gas(es).

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06850689069117901840

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a) Location - Establishment:  On or about March 24, 2014, the employer had not conducted required training on the new labeling system and the new safety data sheet information.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) Location - Polishing Dept.:  On or about March 24, 2014, where the employer made available hearing protection due to high noise levels the employer did not conduct monitoring to properly assess employee exposure.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 91309135

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) Location - Polishing Dept.:  On  or about March 24, 2014, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required by the employer to wear resjpiratory protectiive equipment (N95).

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06890691179018409130

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) Location - Polishing Dept.:  On  or about March 24, 2014, the employer did not provide fit testing to employees required by the employer to wear respiratory protective equipment (N95).

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06890691179018409130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii): a) Location - Polishing Dept.:  On  or about March 24, 2014, the employer did not provide the required training to employees required by the employer to wear respiratory protective equipment (N95).