OSHA Inspection: SPECTROCELL, INC.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1410X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:   a) Compress Gas Storage Area: Compressed gas cylinders including hydrogen and oxygen were not stored in accordance with CGA requirements as they were not secured to a fixed structure, on or about June 19, 2014.  b) Fusion Area: Compressed oxygen cylinders in use were not properly supported to prevent them from being knocked over, in accordance with CGA requirements, on or about June 19, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9013

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) Fusion Area: Employees voluntarily wearing MSA half-face respirators while fusing quartz were not provided medical evaluations, on or about June 19, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a) Parts Washer: Employees refreshes the parts washer chemicals by adding Dynadet, a corrosive material, into water every couple of weeks and an adequate eye wash was not available to the employees, on or about June 19, 2014.  ABATEMENT NOTE:  Eyewash equipment must have a flushing capacity of delivering to the eyes not less than 1.5 liters of water per minute for 15 minutes (Reference American National Standard Z358.1).  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1410X100

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) Company-wide: Employees were using hazardous chemicals throughout the facility to include but not limited to fused quartz, Dynadet, oxygen, and hydrogen, and the facility had not develop a written hazard communication program, on or about June 19, 2014.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  a) Blanchard Machine Area: A bottle of an unknown substance was not labeled with the identity of the substance, on or about June 19, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  a) Blanchard Machine Area: A bottle of an unknown substance was not labeled with the hazards of the substance, on or about June 19, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1410X100

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) Company-wide: Employees were using hazardous chemicals throughout the facility to include but not limited to fused quartz, Dynadet, oxygen, and hydrogen, and employees were not trained on the hazards of the chemicals they work with or the location of MSDS, on or about June 19, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   a) Parts Washer: Employees voluntarily wearing a 3M 8240 filtering face-piece respirators while filling the parts washer with Dynadet were not provided the basic information in Appendix D of 1910.134, on or about June 19, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.