OSHA Inspection: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    827 North 6th Street, Newark, NJ     a) The employer failed to perform a hazard assessment for a worker performing live voltage testing using only safety glasses.  During repair of the Omada M-3060 Shear, he uses a Fluke 334 Volt and Amp meter inside of the Cutler Hammer 60 Amp 240 Volt Switch to test all three phases of the circuit.            Violation occurred on or about September 15, 2014

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not using electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:    827 North 6th Street, Newark, NJ     a) The employer failed to provide protective equipment appropriate for specific parts of the body for a worker performing live voltage testing using only safety glasses.  During repair of the Omada M-3060 Shear, he uses a Fluke 334 Volt and Amp meter inside of the Cutler Hammer 60 Amp 240 Volt Switch to test all three phases of the circuit.         Violation occurred on or about September 15, 2014

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06892587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    827 North 6th Street, Newark, NJ     a) The employer allows employees to voluntary use PIP 270-2000A N-95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect themselves from airborne hazards including but not limited to solvent vapors and welding fumes that may contain Hexavalent Chromium.        Violation occurred or about December 9, 2014

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not make medical surveillance available for all employees who were or could be occupationally exposed to chromium (VI) at or above the action level for 30 or more days a year:    a) Workplace, 827 North 6th Street, Newark, NJ      An employee welding stainless steel was exposed to 4.805 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) of Chromium VI , which is 1.92 times the action level of 2.5 ug/m3.  The employee was sampled for 407 minutes with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time or 73 minutes.          Violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:    a)  827  North 6th Street, Newark, NJ    Employees were exposed to fire hazards posed by spray paint to include National Acryguard Acrylic Enamel and Duraprime Self Etching Primer which was allowed to accumulate on spray booth walls.     Violation occurred on or about November 13, 2014      Fairfield Industries, Inc.,  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314776816 , citation number 1, item number 2d,  and was affirmed as a final order on 2-9-11, with respect to a workplace located at 827 N 6th St., Newark NJ .

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    a)  827  North 6th Street, Newark, NJ    Workers operating forklifts to move materials were not trained on their safe operation prior to use.      Violation occurred on or about November 13, 2014      Fairfield Industries, Inc.,  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314600521 , citation number 1, item number 2,  and was affirmed as a final order on 10-22-10, with respect to a workplace located at 827 N 6th St., Newark NJ.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):     a)  827  North 6th Street, Newark, NJ    An employee welding stainless steel was exposed to 4.805 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) of Chromium VI , which is 1.92 times the action level of 2.5 ug/m3.  The employee was sampled for 407 minutes with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time or 73 minutes.        Violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014    Fairfield Industries, Inc.,  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314776816 , citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 2-9-11, with respect to a workplace located at 827 N 6th St., Newark NJ .