OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR HOLDING, INC.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii):  Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.    Employees working in or around the paint booth area of the south plant were exposed to fire hazards in that flammable liquid containers were not grounded.  Two metal drums with dispensing nozzles rested on metal frames and one contained the Category 2 flammable liquid Toluene (Toluol).

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:      Employees located in the north plant of company are exposed to physical and respirable hazards such as, grinding, sanding, welding fumes and respirable dust, in that a written certification which verifies a workplace hazard assessment had been conducted was not provided.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,464 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    Employees that wore respirators in the paint booth area of Superior Holding, Inc were exposed to respiratory hazards in that site specific procedure were not established or implemented.  Employees who worked in the paint booth area were not specifically identified as required respirator users within the written program.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 15209135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting face piece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:    Employees in the paint booth were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer required full face elastomeric respirator use for painting without providing a fit test prior to use.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,464 Reduced

Hazardous substances 15209135

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:    Employees in the PVA area were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer permitted voluntary elastomeric respirator use for welding, grinding and sanding without providing information from Appendix D.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 15209135

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:      Employees in the PVA area were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer permitted voluntary elastomeric respirator use for welding, grinding and sanding without providing a medical evaluation prior to use.