OSHA Inspection: NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

Hazardous substances 0694

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) The employer does not ensure that no employees are exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium(VI) of five (5) micrograms per cubic meter as an eight (8) hour time weighted average (TWA) while painting aircraft parts.  This violation occurred on 8/12/2014, in the paint booth on the south corner of building 3001, when an employee was exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average concentration of twenty-seven (27) micrograms per cubic meter of chromium(VI) when sampled for 441 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled 39 minutes.  b) The employer does not ensure that no employees are exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium(VI) of five (5) micrograms per cubic meter as an eight (8) hour time weighted average (TWA) while painting aircraft parts.  This violation occurred on 12/22/2014, in the paint booth on the south corner of building 3001, when an employee was exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average concentration of twenty-nine (29) micrograms per cubic meter of chromium(VI) when sampled for 87 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled 393 minutes.  c) The employer does not ensure that no employees are exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium(VI) of five (5) micrograms per cubic meter as an eight (8) hour time weighted average (TWA) while painting aircraft parts.  This violation occurred on 12/22/2014, in the paint booth on the south corner of building 3001, when an employee was exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average concentration of thirty-four (34) micrograms per cubic meter of chromium(VI) when sampled for 87 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled 393 minutes.

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0694

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  On or about 8/5/2014, in the paint booth on the south side of building 3001, the employer allowed employees to spray primer containing chromium(VI) onto aircraft parts and did not provide the appropriate respirator filter cartridge.

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure:  On or about 08/05/2014, on the northeast wall of building 3001, the employer allowed employees to remove paint from aircraft parts using a methylene chloride based solvent without determining each employee's exposure.

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(2): The employer did not ensure that a regulated area for chromium (VI) was demarcated from the rest of the workplace in a manner that adequately established and alerted employees of the boundaries of the regulated area:    On or about 08/05/2014, near the paint booth in the south corner of building 3001, the employer allowed employees to work near painters applying strontium chromate primer onto aircraft parts without adequately alerting employees of the boundaries of the regulated area.

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:  On or about 08/05/2014, in the stripping booth on the northeast side of building 3001, the employer allowed employees to spray solvent containing methylene chloride onto aircraft parts without providing coveralls resistant to methylene chloride or ensuring that employees wore protective hoods in order to prevent skin contact on the head, neck, and face.

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:  On or about 08/05/2014, in the stripping booth on the northeast wall of building 3001, the employer allowed employees to apply a solvent containing methylene chloride to aircraft parts and did not provide training on methylene chloride to employees applying the solvent or employees with potential exposure working nearby.

Issued

2015-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3)(i): The employer did not select and provide to employees, the appropriate atmosphere-supplying respirator specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A):  On or about 8/5/2014, in the stripping booth on the northeast wall of building 3001, the employer allowed employees to use a solvent containing methylene chloride in order to remove paint and adhesives from wings of aircraft without ensuring that employees wore atmosphere-supplying respirators.