OSHA Inspection: COCKRELL'S BODY SHOP - SPANISH FORT, LLC

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii): Storage cabinet(s) for flammable liquids were not designed or constructed to meet minimal fire resistance as required:   a)Paint and body shop:  On or about October 29th, 2014 and prior to, employee(s) were exposed to injuries including burns from fire in that the employer was using three storage cabinets for flammables that were not constructed according to NFPA 251-1696

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least 5 feet high having a fire resistance rating of at least one half hour.    a)Paint and body shop:  On or about October 29th, 2014 and prior to, employee(s) were exposed to explosion and struck-by hazards from compressed oxygen tanks, mixed welding gas and acetylene tanks being stored next to each other.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

Hazardous substances 047224602590H130

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)Body Shop area:  On or about October 29th, 2014 and prior to,  no written hazard communication program was available to employee(s) exposed to hazards from chemicals  in products used including but not limited to:  Paints and hardeners, activators that contain isocyanates.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 047224602590H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.  a)Facility wide:  On or about October 29th, 2014, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining a Chemical Inventory List or list hazardous chemicals including but not limited to: Paint activators, hardeners and paints that contain isocyanates.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Abate by

Feb 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(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:    a)Cockrells Body Shop spray gun cleaning area:  On or about October 29th, 2014, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to hazards of unlabeled container without identification of the hazard of the chemical  and identification of the contents of container which was used paint thinner.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Abate by

Feb 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access, microfiche, and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the material safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)   a)Facility wide:  On or about October 29th, 2014, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets on raw materials including but not limited to: Dupont and Cromax hardener/activators that contain isocyanates.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Abate by

Feb 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances H130

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)Paint and body shop:  On or about October 29th, 2014 and prior to, initial training on a written hazard communication program was not documented for employee(s) exposed to hazards including but not limited to:  Paints and activators/hardeners that contain isocyanates.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Abate by

Feb 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 047224602590H130

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:  a)Paint booth and area:  On or about October 29th, 2014, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to inhalation hazards from chemicals in paints to include 1,6 hexamethylene diisocynate and do not have a written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and respirator care, maintenance and storage and were provided with half mask respirators.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Abate by

Feb 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 047224602590H130

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)Paint booth and area:  On or about October 29th, 2014, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from chemicals in paints to include 1,6 hexamethylene diisocynate while conducting spray painting work tasks with required use of full face and half mask respirator and not provided a medical evaluation for the respirator.

Issued

Jan 26, 2015

Abate by

Feb 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 047224602590H130

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:  a)Paint booth and area:  On or about October 29th, 2014, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from chemicals in paints to include 1,6 Hexamethylene Diisocynate while conducting spray painting work tasks with required use of a half mask respirator and not provided fit test for the respirator.