OSHA Inspection: BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii): Flammable liquids were not stored in tanks or closed containers:    a) Electrical assembly, under table with bench top exhaust hood.    Isopropyl alcohol, a class 2 flammable liquid, was stored in a 5 gallon metal can with an open top into which a hand pump was loosely inserted.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a) Spray painting    The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for painters required to wear a half face, cartridge type respirator when spray painting.  Paints used included hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, zinc chromate (hexavalent chromium), methyl ethyl ketone, toluene and xylene.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 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) Spray painting    The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for painters required to wear a half face, cartridge type respirator when spray painting.  Paints used included hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, zinc chromate (hexavalent chromium), methyl ethyl ketone, toluene and xylene.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 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) Shipping and receiving area    A plumbed or self contained eyewash was not provided in the immediate vicinity of the electric forklift charging area for drivers who would add fluid to batteries.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2): Battery charging apparatus for industrial trucks located in battery changing and charging installation was not protected from damage by trucks:    a) Shipping and receiving area    Chargers for electric forklift batteries were not protected from being struck by trucks.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) Machine shop    A LeBlond Regal lathe had no guard over the chuck to protect against contact with a rotating part.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.      b) Machine shop    A Cincinnati Toolmaster milling machine had no guard around the point of operation to contain flying chips.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.      c)  Machine shop    A benchtop drill press had no guard around the point of operation to contain flying chips.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a) Mechanical assembly    Employees used compressed air at about 60 psig to clean parts, equipment and workstations.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average:    (a) Paint room    An employee spray painting with zinc chromate primer was exposed to 7.27 ug/m3 hexavalent chromium as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average which is 1.4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 ug/m3.  Zero exposure was assumed for 259 minutes not sampled.    Violation occurred on or about 7/31/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit:    (a) Paint room    The employer did not implement feasible work practices such as, but not limited to, maintaining upstream position when spray painting pieces with paint containing zinc chromate.  Spray painting with zinc chromate containing products occurred 32 times between 10/1/13 and 9/17/14.  On 7/31/14 an employee was exposed to 7.27 ug/m3 hexavalent chromium which is 1.4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 ug/m3.    Violation occurred on or about 7/31/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    a) Spray painting    An initial determination was not made of spray painters' exposure to hexavalent chromium when using paints such as, but not limited to Randolph Products 175B1C-Y-GL, TT-P-1757B Type 1 Class C Yellow (31.7% zinc chromate).     Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    a) Establishment    Column F for calendar year 2014 does not include a description of the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill.      Case 4. 5/23/14 - column F lists only "Right shoulder injury"  Case 5. 6/20/14 - column F lists only "Back sprain"    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.

Issued

2014-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    (a) Electrical Assembly    An initial determination was not made to determine if assemblers soldering with Kester 245 Flux Cored Solder (37% lead) were exposed to lead at or above the action level.    Violation occurred on or about 7/11/14.