OSHA Inspection: STEALTH ALLOYS

Issued

Mar 9, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $80 · Current $80

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) The employer did not institute a hearing conservation program for a cutter exposed to noise levels at 139.6% of the permissible daily noise dose (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 90 decibels) or an equivalent sound level of 92.41 dBA during the sampling period on May 13, 2014.  The employee was not provided with noise training or baseline and annual audiometric testing.    The employer, Stealth Alloys, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 975848, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 605 Bohannon Road, Fairburn, GA. 30213.

Issued

Mar 9, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $80 · Current $80

Hazardous substances 0689

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) Cutting area - An employee required to wear a tight-fitting face piece respirator (3M, 6100, half mask) while cutting scrap metal had not received a medical evaluation to determine his ability to safely wear the respirator.  The employer, Stealth Alloys, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 975848, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 605 Bohannon Road, Fairburn, GA. 30213.

Issued

Mar 9, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

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) Cutting area - An employee required to wear a tight-fitting face piece respirator (3M, 6100, half mask) while cutting scrap metal had not received a fit test prior to being required to use the respirator in the workplace  The employer, Stealth Alloys, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 975848, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 605 Bohannon Road, Fairburn, GA. 30213.

Issued

Mar 9, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

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:  (a) Cutting area - An employee required to wear a tight-fitting face piece respirator (3M, 6100, half mask) while cutting scrap metal was not trained prior to the initial use of the respirator in the workplace.  The employer, Stealth Alloys, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 975848, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 605 Bohannon Road, Fairburn, GA. 30213.

Issued

Mar 9, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $80 · Current $80

Hazardous substances 007006892150X100

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)  Throughout the facility- The employer had not provided hazard communication training to employees exposed to hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, oxygen, acetylene, propane and possible hexavalent chromium while working within the warehouse area of the establishment.   The employer, Stealth Alloys, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 975848, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 605 Bohannon Road, Fairburn, GA. 30213.