OSHA Inspection: CROSS IMPLEMENT INC.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(4)(i): The spray room, including floors, was not constructed of mansory, concrete, or other noncombustible material:    Employees were engaged in spray operations in two spray rooms and the fan plenums, storage racking, exposed roof trusses and other structures in the spray rooms were constructed of wood and not of noncombustible materials.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2): Open flame or spark producing equipment was not kept from a spraying area nor within 20 feet, unless separated from by a partition:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations in the detail building were exposed to a fire hazards because gas furnaces, water heaters, and other spark producing equipment were located within both the north and south spray areas and equipment within 20 feet of the spray areas was not separated by partition.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(3): Hot surfaces were located in spraying area(s) where deposits of combustible residues could readily accumulate:    Employees engaged in spray operations were exposed to a fire hazards because hot surfaces such as, but not limited to, gas furnaces, microwaves, hot water heaters, and other equipment were located in spraying areas where deposits of combustible residues could accumulate.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations in two spray areas were exposed to potential fire hazards because all of the spraying areas were not kept free from the accumulation of combustible residues and deposits.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(4): Electrical wiring and equipment did not conform to the provisions of this paragraph and were not otherwise in accordance with subpart S of this part (Reference:  29 CFR 1910.307, Hazardous Locations):    Employees engaged in spray operations were exposed to a fire hazards because the wiring located in spraying areas  were not of the explosion-proof type and in accordance with the applicable requirements for hazardous locations.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7): Electric lamps outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated therefrom by partition(s), were not totally enclosed to prevent the falling of hot particles or prevent mechanical injury:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations were exposed to potential fire hazards because the overhead fluorescent lighting fixtures were not separated from the spraying areas by partitions and were not enclosed to prevent hot particles or mechanical injury.

Issued

Jun 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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:     Employees in the painting and detailing areas wore 3M elastomeric half-mask respirators with 3M 6001 organic vapor cartridges while spray finishing agricultural equipment and the employer had not evaluated the respiratory hazards and exposures prior to the use of respiratory protection in the workplace.