OSHA Inspection: V.M. MAMUS PAINTING, LLC

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Jan 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $612 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)     a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were required to wear air-purifying respirators (3M brand half mask respirators with cartridges) during spray painting operations at the worksite.  The Company had not developed and implemented a written Respiratory Protection Program.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Jan 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)       a.)V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were required to wear air-purifying respirators (3M brand half mask respirators with cartridges) during spray painting operations at the worksite.  Company employees were not provided with medical evaluations prior to the use of the half mask filtering facepiece respirators.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Jan 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (Construction Reference 1926.103)       a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were required to wear air-purifying respirators (3M brand half mask respirators with cartridges) during spray painting operations at the worksite.  Company employees were not provided with a fit test prior to the use of half mask tight-fitting air purifying respirators.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Jan 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)       a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were required to wear air-purifying respirators (3M brand half mask respirators with cartridges) during certain painting operations at the worksite.  Company employees were not provided with respiratory protection training prior to the required use of the half mask, air-purifying respirators at the worksite.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $612 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)       a.) V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to Sherman Williams brand Semi-Gloss Acrylic Coating, and paint thinners.  A written Hazard Communication Program had not been developed.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Jan 31, 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)       a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to Sherman Williams brand Semi-Gloss Acrylic Coating, and paint thinners.  Hazard Communication training had not been conducted with company employees.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Dec 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to Sherman Williams brand Semi-Gloss Acrylic Coating, and paint thinners.  No MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) were available for the chemicals onsite.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Dec 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  A metal container, which contained paint thinner, was not labeled to identify the chemical(s) contained in the container.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Dec 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     a.)    V.M. Mamus Painting LLC, 654 Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA 16565, on or about October 06, 2014, and times prior thereto:  A metal container, which contained paint thinner, was not labeled to identify hazard warnings of the chemical(s) contained within the container.