OSHA Inspection: PRECISION METAL FINISHING, INC.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm including severe burns and explosions from accumulated cotton/polyester dust in and around ignition sources and a disconnected dust collection system.   a)  Buffing and polishing area:  Employees were exposed to fire hazard due to accumulated cotton/polyester dust over 1/32nd of an inch deep on elevated areas of the disconnected dust collection system and accumulations on the floor of up to 30 inches in an area 20 ft. by 5 ft. with a KsT value of 6.07 bar meters per second with live uncovered electrical boxes.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of every workroom shall be maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage shall be maintained, and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places should be provided where practicable.   a)Buffing and Polishing Area:  On or about November 4th, 2014, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to injuries that would result from a fire or explosion from allowing cotton/polyester/calcium carbonate dust to accumulate on floors that would create a fire, explosion or deflagration hazard from failure to adequately conduct housekeeping.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

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)Precision Metal Finishing, Inc. buffing area:  On or about November 4th, 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: Cloth & Sisal X2046 TRT buffing wheel.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 073118402240C321P201

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.   a)Precision Metal Finishing Inc.:  On or about November 4th, 2014 and prior to, training on a written hazard communication program was not documented for employee(s) exposed to hazards including but not limited to:   Dust from buffing and polishing wheels, copper, silver, nickel and hexavalent chromium.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;   a) Metal plating line:  On or about December 23rd, 2014 and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemical burn hazards through working with chemicals without assessing and requiring use of appropriate personal protection equipment.  Employees are not using goggles, face splash shield or any type of chemical resistant clothing such as an apron.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  a)Precision Metal Finishing Inc. shop and buffing area:  On or about November 4th, 2014 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from buffing and polishing wheel and metal dust during buffing and polishing work tasks.  The employer provides and allows voluntary use of N95 dust masks for work tasks that were not NIOSH-certified.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C321P201

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.  a)Precision Metal Finishing Inc. shop and buffing area:  On or about November 4th, 2014 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from buffing and polishing wheel and metal dust during buffing and polishing work tasks.  The employer provides and allows voluntary use of N95 dust masks for work tasks and did not assure provide training or appendix D.