OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR CRANE CORP.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved containers and/or portable tanks were not used for the storage of flammable liquids:     (a)     The painter's cart held 3 metal coffee cans with plastic covers which contained lacquer thinner.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    (a)     In the outside flammable liquid storage room the general combustible waste was collected in a fiberboard waste container and was emptied twice a week.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(3):  The contents of waste cans were not properly disposed of at least once daily or at the end of each shift.  (a)     In the outside flammable liquid storage room the contents of the metal oily rag waste can was emptied once a week.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,800 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)     The floor in the West bay and the floor in the North bay had an accumulation of paint overspray that was not removed.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

Jun 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a)     The welder used a negative pressure half-face piece respirator and a medical determination had not been obtained.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:     (a)     Painters wearing respirators with organic vapor cartridges and paint mist pre-filters were not following any cartridge change schedule.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    (a)     Employees such as painters were not given annual respirator fit tests.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(B): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees with a condition that interfered with the face-to-facepiece seal or valve function:    (a)     Painters wore the spray sock on their heads which came between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  (a)     The non-metallic sheathed cable used to wire the cardboard box compactor in the west bay was not protected from physical damage and was not supported within 12 inches of each electrical cabinet.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  (a)     In the north bay the junction box mounted on the south wall was missing a cover.