OSHA Inspection: MASTER COATINGS LLC

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that no employee is exposed to any substance at a level in excess of the exposure limit given for that substance in Table Z-1 of this standard.    (a) Blast Room Area:  Employees (Blasters) were exposed to respirable dust levels at an eight hour time weighted average of 29.9 mg/m3 which is six times the permissible exposure level of 5 milligrams per cubic meter of air while doing abrasive blasting as determined on August 13, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9130

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:    (a) Blast Room Area:  A written respiratory protection program had not been developed for employees exposed to respirable dust levels at an eight hour time weighted average of 29.9 mg/m3 which is six times the permissible exposure level while required to wear a NOVA3 supplied air respirator during abrasive blasting as determined on May 12, 2014.    (b) Paint Area:  A written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures had not been developed for employees required to wear a 3M air purifying respirator while doing painting operations as determined on May 12, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9130

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:  (a) Blast Room Area:  The employer had not determined the exposure level for employees exposed to respirable dust while doing abrasive blasting operations.  Employees (Blasters) were exposed to respirable particulates (Not Otherwise Regulated) at at an eight hour time weighted average of 29.9 mg/m3 which is six times the permissible exposure level as determined on August 13, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 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:  (a) Blast Room and Paint Area:  Employees were not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear a NOVA3 supplied air respirator while doing abrasive blasting and a 3M halfmask air purifying respirator during painting operations as determined on May 12, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(3)(i): Blast-cleaning enclosures were not exhaust ventilated in such a way that a continuous inward flow of air was maintained at all openings in the enclosure during the blasting operation:    (a)  Blast Room:  Abrasive blasting operations were conducted without the exhaust system functioning as determined on May 12, 2014.    ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both:    (a)  Abrasive Blast Room:  Employees were using two RPB NOVA 3 supplied air respirators while conducting abrasive blasting and the breathing air was supplied by a Doosan HP915 oil cooled air compressor that was not equipped with a high temperature alarm or a carbon monoxide alarm as determined on May 13, 2014.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iii): The compressor's sorbent bed and filters were not maintained and replaced or refurbished periodically as instructed by the manufacturer:  (a)  Blast Room:  Employees (Blasters) use a Radex Sorbent Filter in the supplied air line and the filter cartridge was not inspected on a weekly basis as required by the manufacturer as determined on May 13, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(9): Flammable liquids for use in spraying operations were transferred from one container to another without both containers being effectively bonded and grounded to prevent discharge sparks of static electricity.    (a)  Paint Area:  Category 2 flammable Methyl Ethyl Ketone was dispensed from a metal drum into metal buckets and the nozzle of the drum and the metal bucket were not electrically interconnected and the drum was not grounded as determined on May 13, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    (a) Spray Paint Area:  Employees are permitted to use Class ABC fire extinguishers on small fires that do not involve the Methyl Ethyl Ketone and a training program had not been started on the proper use of fire extinguishers and the hazards of incipient stage fires as determined on May 13, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    (a) Paint Storage Room:  The electrical lighting used in the paint storage room was not designed for use in a Class 1 Division 2 area in that the fluorescent bulbs were not in a sealed fixture.  The storage room contains multiple gallons of flammable paint primer and thinners and is located next to the paint spraying area as well as next to where a 55-gallon drum of flammable methyl ethyl ketone is stored as determined on May 13, 2014.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(2)(ii): Electrical equipment was not protected from dirt, grease, oil, or moisture:  (a) Paint Area:  The 110 volt pendant control of the North East Abell-Howe 8-ton overhead crane had an approximate one half inch opening that could allow dirt, grease, oil, moisture, and combustible paint residue to contact live parts as observed on August 13, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:    (a)  Main Building:  An alloy steel chain sling did not have any tags affixed that stated the size, grade, rated capacity, and reach.  The sling is used to lift steel objects that vary in size and weight as determined on August 13, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions:    (a) Paint Area:  The pendant control of the North East Abell-Howe 8-ton overhead crane was covered in paint residue such that the button functions were no longer visible as observed on August 13, 2014.    (b) Paint Area:  The pendant control of the South West Abell-Howe 8-ton overhead crane was covered in paint residue such that the button functions were no longer visible as observed on August 13, 2014.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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:    (a)  Blast Room:   An employee (Blaster) was exposed to continuous noise at 311 % of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA based on the 80 db criterion level) during the 480 minute sampling period on August 13, 2014.  For a full eight hour work shift this exposure would be equivalent to an average sound level of 98 dBA.  None of the components of an effective hearing conservation program were in place at the time of the inspection.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(6): The employer required an employee to provide or pay for his or her own PPE where the PPE was not excepted by paragraphs (h)(2) through (h)(6) of this section:  (a)  Blast Room:  Employees (Blasters) were required to pay for the NOVA3 Supplied Air Abrasive Blast Hoods they used during abrasive blasting operations as determined on May 13, 2014.