OSHA Inspection: LEE COLLISION CENTER

Issued

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1539

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: Spraying Areas  On or about April 17, 2014, the employer had not evaluated the respiratory hazards in the workplace.

Issued

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1539

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) Spraying Areas:  On or about April 17, 2014, the employer had not provided a medical evaluation to an employee required to wear both a 1/2 face elastomeric respirator and a full face PAPR for different operations concerning touch up painting of automobiles.

Issued

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1539

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: Spraying Areas  On or about April 17, 2014, the employer had not provided a fit test to the employee required to wear a half face air purifying respirator and a full face powered air purifying respirator.

Issued

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1539

General-duty citation text

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:  Location: Spraying Areas  On or about April 17, 2014, a 1/2 face air purifying respirator and a full face powered air purifying respirator were stored in the shop area without any protection from damage and contamination.

Issued

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1539

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):  Location: Spraying Areas  On or about April 17, 2014, employees were not adequately trained to on all the required elements of a respiratory protection program including but not limited to storage of the respirators.