OSHA Inspection: ATI FOIL, INC.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): Employees who  worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping and coating operation:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Forming department, employees operating and conducting maintenance on forming line machines are exposed to phosphoric acid and suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employees operating and conducting maintenance on etching line machines are exposed to nitric acid and sodium hydroxide and suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided in the work area for immediate emergency use.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1860

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(j)(3): Periodic inspections of all dipping and coating equipment, including covers, drains, overflow piping, and electrical and fire-extinguishing systems were not conducted, and deficiencies were not promptly corrected:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, machine #5, periodic inspections of all dipping and coating equipment were not performed to identify a leak in the nitric acid tank.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employees operating etching machines exposed to eye injuries from contact with nitric acid and sodium hydroxide were not required to wear eye protection.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Forming department, employees operating forming machines exposed to eye injuries from contact with phosphoric acid were not required to wear eye and face protection.    (c) On or about 08/06/14 - Facility, employees conducting maintenance operations exposed to eye injuries from contact with nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid were not required to wear eye and face protection.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

Hazardous substances 186020852260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employees operating etching machines exposed to contact with nitric acid and sodium hydroxide were not required to wear hand protection.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Forming department, employees operating forming machines exposed to contact with phosphoric acid were not required to wear hand protection.     (c) On or about 08/06/14 - Plant area, employees conducting maintenance operations exposed to contact with nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid were not required to wear hand protection.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1860

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not establish and maintain a respiratory protection program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.134(c):    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employee(s) operating and maintaining the etching line machines were exposed to an airborne nitric acid 8-hour time-weighted average concentration of 5.28 parts per million (ppm) without wearing respiratory protection.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1860

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of nitric acid listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8- hour Time-Weighted Average concentration of 2 parts per million (ppm):    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employee(s) operating and maintaining the etching line machines were exposed to an airborne nitric acid concentration of 5.28 ppm as an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average.  Sampling was performed on August 12, 2014 for 461 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 19 minutes.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1860

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employee(s) operating and maintaining the etching line machines was exposed to an airborne concentration of nitric acid of 5.28 ppm as an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average.  Sampling was performed on August 12, 2014 for 461 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 19 minutes.      Feasible means of abatement include but are not limited to, local exhaust ventilation.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(k)(1): The employer did not maintain all surfaces as free as practicable of ACM waste and/or debris and accompanying dust:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employees operating etching machines, moving to and from the etching room to drop off rolls of aluminum foils or conducting maintenance work are exposed to health hazards from  ACM debris and accompanying dust, located  in the middle of the floor of the etching department.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Electrical room, employees moving electrical cords to and from the electrical room are exposed to health hazards from ACM debris and accompanying dust, located in the floor of the electrical room.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, a hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid.  Nitric acid exposure levels were determined to be above the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, a hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid.  Nitric acid exposure levels were determined to be above the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(1): Employees who worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with locker space or other storage space to prevent contamination of their street clothes:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Forming department, employees operating and conducting maintenance on forming line machines are exposed to corrosive materials that can burn, irritate and otherwise harm the skin and were wearing street clothes.     (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employees operating and conducting maintenance on etching line machines are exposed to corrosive materials that can burn, irritate and otherwise harm the skin and were wearing street clothes.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 15911860208522609933

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, no written certification to verify the hazard assessment had been performed for employees operating etching machines exposed to health and safety hazards from nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, airborne asbestos fibers, and lead dust.     (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Forming Department, no written certification to verify the hazard assessment had been performed for employees operating forming machines exposed to health and safety hazards from phosphoric acid.     (c) On or about 08/06/14 - Plant area, no written certification to verify the hazard assessment had been performed for employees conducting maintenance operations exposed to health and safety hazards from nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and asbestos fibers.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i): Employers and building and facility owners did not exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of ACM and PACM:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 -  Production facility, employees had not been informed of the presence and location of ACM and PACM.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Production facility, employees had not been informed of the presence and location of ACM and PACM.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(4)(iv): Signs identifying the presence, location and work practices to not disturb the ACM and/or PACM contained within the area were not posted at the entrance where employees were reasonably expected to enter:     (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Electrical room, signs identifying the presence, location and work practices not to disturb ACM / PACM contained within the area were not posted at the entrance.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, signs identifying the presence, location and work practices not to disturb ACM  / PACM contained within the work area were not posted at the entrance.    (c) On or about 08/06/14 - Boiler room, signs identifying the presence, location and work practices not to disturb ACM / PACM contained within the work area were not posted at the entrance.    (d) On or about 8/06/14 - Ceiling space above forming department control room, signs identifying the presence, location and work practices not to disturb ACM / PACM contained within the work area were not posted at the entrance.    (e) On or about 08/06/14 - Warehouse, signs identifying the presence, location and work practices not to disturb ACM / PACM contained within the work area were not posted at the entrance.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i): The building owner(s) or employer(s) did not affix or post labels or signs on identified ACM and/or PACM that had been previously installed, so that employee(s) would be notified of what materials contained ACM and/or PACM.  Labels were not affixed to all raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers.  The employer(s) did not attach such labels in area(s) where they would be clearly noticed by employee(s) who were likely to be exposed, such as at the entrance to mechanical room/areas:        (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Electrical room, ACM / PACM contained within the area were not marked.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, ACM / PACM contained within the area were not marked.    (c) On or about 08/06/14 - Boiler room, ACM / PACM contained within the area were not marked.    (d) On or about 08/06/14 - Ceiling space above forming department control room, ACM / PACM contained within the area were not marked.    (e) On or about 08/06/14 - Warehouse, ACM / PACM contained within the area were not marked.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) and/or other asbestos-containing material (ACM), an asbestos awareness training course:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Warehouse, employees who performed housekeeping activities in areas which contained ACM and /or PACM were not provided an asbestos awareness course.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(k)(2): All spills and sudden releases of material containing asbestos were not cleaned up as soon as possible:    (a) On or about 08/06/14 - Etching department, employees operating etching machines, moving to and from the etching room to drop off rolls of aluminum foils or conducting maintenance work are exposed to health hazards from ACM debris and accompanying dust, located in the middle of the floor of the etching department.    (b) On or about 08/06/14 - Electrical room, employees moving electrical cords to and from the electrical room are exposed to health hazards from ACM debris and accompanying dust, located in the floor of the electrical room.