OSHA Inspection: PD&E ELECTRONICS, LLC

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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 - Facility  On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to wear a full face tight fitting elastomeric respirator while painting.  The company had not implemented a respiratory protection program.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 - Facility  On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to wear a full face tight fitting elastomeric respirator while painting.  The company had not evaluated the respiratory hazards in the workplace to ensure that the respirators were appropriate for the conditions where they were used.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 - Facility On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to wear a full face tight fitting elastomeric respirator while painting.  The employees had not been provided medical evaluations.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting face piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).  Location - Facility On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to wear a full face tight fitting elastomeric respirator while painting.  The employees had not been fit tested.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 - Facility On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to wear a full face tight fitting elastomeric respirator while painting.  The employees had not been properly trained on the use of their respirator.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch.   Location - Machine Shop: On or about July 28, 2014, the work rest on a bench grinder was greater than 1/8 of an inch from the grinding wheel.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(C)(3): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment including hand-held motor-operated tools, stationary and fixed motor-operated tools, and light industrial motor-operated tools that could become energized were not grounded.  Location - Machine Shop: On or about July 28, 2014, the power strip that a metal bench grinder was plugged into was not properly grounded, exposing employees to electrical shock.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

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 - Facility  On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to use chemicals including but not limited to a two part epoxy paint and Klean Strip paint stripper which contains methylene chloride (MC).  The company did not have a hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift.    Location - Facility  On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to use chemicals including but not limited to a two part epoxy paint and Klean Strip paint stripper which contains methylene chloride (MC).  Safety data sheets (SDSs) were not made available for the employees.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii): The employer did not include methylene chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with hazard communication standard (HCS) (1910.1200) and did not ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section.    Location - Facility  On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to clean parts using Klean Strip paint stripper which contains methylene chloride (MC).  A material safety data sheet (MSDS) was not made available for the employees and they were not trained in accordance with 1910.1052(l) so that they could understand the hazards and risks associated with MC and how they could protect themselves while using MC.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

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.  Location - Facility On or about April 18, 2014, employees were required to use chemicals including but not limited to a two part epoxy paint and Klean Strip paint stripper which contains methylene chloride (MC).  The company did not include an explanation of labeling and safety data sheets in a hazard communication program and had not trained employees about this information.