OSHA Inspection: COATINGS, LLC

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2): Where respirator use is not required:  29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and  a) At the establishment, an employee voluntarily wore a full-face Sperian respirator with P100 cartridges for protection against Walker Black Textur powder coating powder. The employer had not provided the respirator user with the information contained in 1910.134, Appendix D.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).  a) At the establishment, the employer provided a full-face Sperian respirator with P100 cartridges to the powder coating employee for voluntary use for protection against Walker Black Textur powder coating powder. The employee had not been medically approved to wear the respirator.

Issued

Oct 27, 2014

Abate by

Nov 29, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a) At the establishment, panel board # PP5-0002, supplying electrical power to the phone room had two open circuit breaker slots exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

Oct 27, 2014

Abate by

Dec 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.  a) a) At the establishment, an employee was allowed to operate the company's fork lift truck and had not been evaluated within a three year period.