OSHA Inspection: SCOTT-LYNN MANUFACTURING INC

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    Location: blasting booth    On or about April 2, 2014, an employee was exposed to noise levels of 94.2 dBA for an eight-hour time weighted average and the employer had not implemented a hearing conservation program.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:  Location: blasting booth  On or about April 2, 2014, an employee was exposed to noise levels of 94.2 dBA for an eight-hour time weighted average and the employer did not require the use of hearing protection.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8110

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:  Location: blasting booth  On or about April 2, 2014, an employee was exposed to noise levels of 94.2 dBA for an eight-hour time weighted average and the employer had not performed monitoring of the employee.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:  Location: blasting booth  On or about April 2, 2014, an employee was exposed to noise levels of 94.2 dBA for an eight-hour time weighted average and the employer had not provided adequate training on hearing conservation.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): Employees who worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping and coating operation:    Location:  dip tank area    On or about April 2, 2014, employees were exposed to corrosive materials in the dip tank without an eyewash station or emergency shower.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:    Location: throughout    On or about April 2, 2014, the employer had not documented any hazard assessments for employees exposed to corrosives, powder coating material, etc.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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:    Location: throughout      On our about April 2, 2014, the employer had not develop a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: throughout    On or about April 2, 2014, the employer had not evaluated the exposure of employees performing powder coating or abrasive blasting.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: throughout  On or about April 2, 2014, the employer had not provided medical evaluations to employees required to wear respirators while abrasive blasting or powder coating.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Location: Powder coating    On our about April 2, 2014, the employer did not provide fit tests to employees required to wear respirators.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: Powder coating  On our about April 2, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees required to wear respirators did not have facial hair that interfered with the respirator sealing surface.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii): Breathing air did not meet requirements for Grade D breathing air as described in the ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989:   Location: blasting area   On or about April 2, 2014, the employer had not performed testing to ensure that the breathing air was Grade D quality.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: throughout  On our about April 2, 2014, adequate training covering all the required elements was not provided to employees who were required to wear respirators.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    Location: pet store end of shop    On or about April 2, 2014, a fire extinguisher was not mounted, identified or readily accessible at the base of a support column.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:    Location: grinding wheel pet store end of shop    On or about April 2, 2014, no tongue guard was on the grinder.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:     Location: Cart next to work bench     On or about April 2, 2014, employees were exposed to electrical shock through the use of a receptacle box with knockouts on the end of an extension cord.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): The dimension of the working space in the direction of access to live parts operating at 600 volts or less and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while alive was less than indicated in Table S1:    Location: shop    On or about April 2, 2014, access to electrical panels was blocked preventing shut off of electricity in the case of an emergency.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    Location: blast area    On or about April 2, 2014, employees were exposed to 95.7 micrograms per cubic meter of lead as an eight-hour time weighted average.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  Location: blast area  On or about April 2, 2014, an initial determination was not conducted to determine employees exposure to lead while abrasive blasting.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists:  Location: blast area  On or about April 2, 2014, personal protective equipment was not provided to the employee exposed to lead above the PEL to prevent contamination of the employee's street clothes.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i): Clean change rooms were not provided for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:  Location: blast area  On or about April 2, 2014, employees exposed to 95.7 micrograms per cubic meter of lead as an eight-hour time weighted average were not provided with change rooms.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:  Location: blast area  On or about April 2, 2014, employees exposed to 95.7 micrograms per cubic meter of lead as an eight-hour time weighted average were not required to shower at the end of the shift.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i): 29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i):  The employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who are or may be exposed at or above the action level for more than 30 days per year:  Location: blast area  On or about April 2, 2014, a medical surveillance program was not instituted for employees exposed above the action level for more than 30 days per year.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): 29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i):  The employer did not post warning signs in each work area where the permissible exposure limit was exceeded:     Location: blast area  On or about April 2, 2014, a medical surveillance program was not instituted for employees exposed above the action level for more than 30 days per year.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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:    Location: throughout    On our about April 2, 2014, the employer had not developed a hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to: black beauty abrasive blasting grit, barium sulfate, carbon black, bis(hydroxylammonium sulphate), and phosphoric acid.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  Location: bench by dip tanks   On our about April 2, 2014, secondary containers of hazardous chemicals were not identified as to their contents.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  Location: bench by dip tanks  On or about April 2, 2014, secondary containers of hazardous chemicals did not have hazard warnings.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: throughout  On our about April 2, 2014, the employer had not maintained material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for all products used in the shop including but not limited to: black beauty, touch up spray paints, acetone.

Issued

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: throughout  On our about April 2, 2014, adequate training was not provided to employees who work with chemicals such as but not limited to: phosphoric acid, barium sulfacte, and carbon black.