OSHA Inspection: DH STEEL PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.107(d)(2): Spraying areas were not provided with mechanical ventilation adequate to remove flammable vapors, mists, or powders to a safe location and to confine and control combustible residues so that life was not endangered:       a.) Spraying Area- On or about, and dates prior to, June 27, 2014 mechanical ventilation was not adequate to remove flammable vapors and mists, and to confine and control combustible residues, where a flammable primer(Corotech Shop Primer) was sprayed, as evidenced by the quantity of dried overspray present in the spray area.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

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:      a.) Spraying Area- On or about, and dates prior to, June 27, 2014 deposits of combustible residue had accumulated on the floor of the spray area where a flammable primer (Corotech Shop Primer) was sprayed. Condition created a potential fire/explosion hazard.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2): The quantity of flammable or combustible liquids kept in the vicinity of spraying operation(s) exceeded the minimum required for operation:    a.) Spraying Area- On or about, July 18, 2014, ten 5-gallon containers of Corotech Shop Primer were stored inside the spray area. Approximately two 5-gallon containers of the paint were used each day.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2): An open flame or spark producing equipment was present in the spraying area or within 20 feet thereof and not separated by a partition.    a.) Spraying Area- On or about, and dates prior to, July 18, 2014, smoking was permitted in an area where a flammable primer (Corotech Shop Primer) was being sprayed. Employees were observed smoking during application of the product.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)  DH Steel Products, LLC - On or about 6/27/14 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees voluntarily utilizing Binks brand 40-128 tight-fitting, air purifying respirators during spraying operations.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:      a.) DH Steel Products, LLC, On or about 6/27/14 and at times prior thereto, painters voluntarily utilized Bink brand tight-fitting, air-purifying respirators during spraying operations. The employer had not developed and implemented a worksite specific written Respiratory Protection Program for voluntary users.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a)  DH Steel Products, LLC - On or about 6/27/14 and at times prior thereto, painters voluntarily utilizing Binks brand 40-128 tight-fitting, air purifying respirators during spraying operations were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 068925872590

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:    a.) DH Steel Products, LLC, - On or about June 27, 2014, and at times prior thereto:  Company employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, xylene, welding fumes and chromium (VI). The written Hazard Communication program provided by the company was not worksite specific.  Information contained in the written program that was not worksite specific included, but was not limited to the following:      1.) Program stated Safety Officer was responsible for maintaining the chemical list; however, the company does not employ a Safety Officer, at the facility;    2.) Program stated Material Safety Data Sheets would be kept in the Foremans truck or job trailer; however, no such locations exist at the facility;    3.) Program stated Job Foreman would be responsible for ensuring contractors have access to information on the hazardous chemicals at the jobsite; however, company does not employ a Job Foreman at the facility.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 068925872590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a.) DH Steel Products, LLC, - On or about June 27, 2014, and at times prior thereto:  Company employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, xylene, welding fumes and Chromium (VI). The Company had not provided employees with effective information and training about hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:   a.) DH Steel Products, LLC - On or about 7/18/14, a Welder was exposed to 0.15 ug/m3 of Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium VI), as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA), while welding n stainless steel.  The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over 463 minutes and assumed zero exposure for the remaining work shift.  The Company had not previously determined 8-hour TWA exposures for employees potentially exposed to Chromium VI.