OSHA Inspection: HOUSEHOLD METALS, INC.

Issued

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(7)(ii): Additional medical evaluations that complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134 were not provided when a PLHCP, supervisor, or the respirator program administrator informed the employer that an employee needed to be reevaluated:     a) Household Metals Inc. - The employer did not ensure that additional medical evaluations were provided when the evaluating physician informed the employer that an additional medical evaluation was required for an employee, exposing the employee performing welding and grinding to potential health hazards while wearing a respirator.  Observed on or about 8/20/14.

Issued

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 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 whenever a different respirator facepiece was used:    a) Household Metals Inc. - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators while welding and grinding were fit-tested when a different respirator facepiece was used.  Employees were fit-tested with the 3M 5000 series half-mask disposable air purifying respirators with dual cartridges (P95 and organic vapor) and wore the Radnor N95 filtering facepiece respirator for which they were not fit-tested.  Observed on or about 8/20/14.    b) Household Metals Inc. - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators while powder coating were fit-tested when a different respirator face piece was used.  Employees were fit-tested for the 3M 5000 series half-mask disposable air purifying respirators with dual cartridges (P95 and organic vapor) and wore the Survivair Premier Plus half mask air purifying respirator with organic vapor-P100 cartridges or the Radnor N95 filtering face piece respirator for which they were not fit-tested.  Observed on or about 8/20/14.

Issued

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 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:    a) Household Metals Inc. - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators while welding and grinding did not have facial hair which interfered with the respirator face seal in that two of the welders had beards.  Observed on or about 4/10/14.    b) Household Metals Inc. - The employer did not ensure that the two employees required to wear respirators while powder coating did not have facial hair which interfered with the respirator face seal  in that that both employees had beards.  Observed on or about 4/10/14.

Issued

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    a) Household Metals Inc. - The employer did not ensure that employees working in areas adjacent to the welding area were protected from the arc welding rays in that the welding shields did not fully enclose the welding location, exposing employees to potential eye injuries.  Observed on or about 4/10/14.