OSHA Inspection: CATALINA YACHTS INC

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees from struck-by hazards:    a) Lamination Building - A Yale 2-ton hoist had a missing hook safety latch, on or about February 20, 2015.    b) Lamination Building - A Yale 2-ton hoist had not had an annual periodic inspection, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jun 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a) New Assembly Building, Ocean Electronics Room - The exterior door was not marked, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jun 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a) New Assembly Building, Outside of the Ocean Electronics Room - There was no sign indicating that an exit door was located inside the room, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative controls were not utilized:     Grinding Building - The grinder operator was exposed to continuous noise at 301% of the permissible daily exposure limit (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 97.9 dBA during the 395 minute monitoring period, on or about March 5, 2015.     In addition to the mandatory use of effective hearing protection by all exposed employees, an effective hearing conservation program must be maintained as per 29 CFR 1910.95(c).

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :  a) Grinding Building - The grinder operator who was exposed to continuous noise at 301% of the permissible daily exposure limit (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 97.9 dBA during the 395 minute monitoring period had not had an audiogram since February 2008. Violation discovered on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(2): The training program was not repeated annually for each employee included in the hearing conservation program. Information in the training program was not updated to be consistent with changes in protective equipment and work processes:  a) Grinding Building - Training had not been conducted in years for employees in the hearing conservation program, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jun 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 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):    a) Varnish Building and Lamination Building - The written assessment did not contain the personal protective equipment that was needed for employees using products that contained isocyanates, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1377H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  a) Varnish Building - The spray painter had exposed neck skin while spraying liquids that contained 1,6 hexamethylene diisocyanate homopolymer and hexamethylene diisocyanate, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1377H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a) Varnish Building - The spray painter had exposed facial skin around her goggles and respirator while spraying liquids that contained 1,6 hexamethylene diisocyanate homopolymer and hexamethylene diisocyanate, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:    a) Facility-wide - The designated program administrator was not qualified, in that, he was not conducting fit testing properly, was not aware of any medical requirements for respirator use and did not update the program as needed when changes were made, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a) Facility-wide - No respiratory hazard assessment was conducted, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(2)(ii): The medical evaluation did not obtain the information requested by the questionnaire in Sections 1 and 2, Part A of Appendix C of 29 CFR 1910.134:  a) Facility-wide - The medical evaluation conducted did not contain all the required information, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Facility-wide - The appendix was not provided to employees wearing N95 filtering facepieces, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:    a) Facility-wide - Employees, such as machine operators, were not trained, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:  a) Facility-wide - Training for authorized employees was not documented, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a) Facility-wide - Employees were expected to use extinguishers and no training had been provided, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(m)(1): Cutting heads of wood shaper(s) were not enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard so designed so as to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge:    a) Cabinet Shop- Porter Cable table router had exposed blades 3/8 of an inch above the table, on or about February 20, 2015

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(p)(4): Belt sanding machinery was not provided with a guard at each nip point where the sanding belt ran onto a pulley, to prevent the operator's hands or fingers from coming into contact with nip points:    a) Mill- Jet horizontal belt sander had an exposed nip point on the back side, on or about February 20, 2015

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    a) New Assembly Building - No lead hazard assessment was conducted for the ballast work, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:  a) New Assembly Building - There was 19.82 ug of lead on the shelf under the stairs and 9.125 ug of lead on the portable sander handle, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  a) New Assembly Building - Training on the hazards of lead was not provided to employees grinding on lead ballasts, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1377H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:      a) Varnish Building - There was no safety data sheet available for the Dura Technologies Urethane Sealer Catalyst that contained 1,6 hexamethylene diisocyanate homopolymer and hexamethylene diisocyanate, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 10731377H130

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) Varnish Building - The painter sprayed sealer that contained 1,6 hexamethylene diisocyanate homopolymer and hexamethylene diisocyanate and was not aware of the hazards of isocyanates, on or about March 5, 2015.  b) Lamination Building - The foamer mixed and poured foam that contained methylene bisphenyl isocyanate and was not aware of the hazards of isocyanates, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges, audible alarms, or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity was maintained:  a) Varnish Building - The manometer for the spray booth was not operable, on or about March 5, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) Facility-wide- Forklift training had last been conducted in 2008. Violation discovered on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jun 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) Old Assembly Building, 275 Decking Station - Electrical cords for a Dayton hoist were taped to an extension cord, effectively making it one long cord, on or about February 20, 2015.

Issued

Jun 8, 2015

Abate by

Jun 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger were repaired by splicing, which did not retain the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord that was spliced:  a) Old Assembly Building, 275 Decking Station - A 120 volt AC extension cord was spliced and had masking tape wrapped around it, which did not retain the insulating properties, on or about February 20, 2015.