OSHA Inspection: ACCURATE TANK AND VESSELS LLC

Issued

Aug 31, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability.      Employees required to wear a tight fitting respirator were exposed to inhalation and respiratory hazards while spray painting with products that contained hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to methyl ketone and hexamethylene diisocyanate.

Issued

Aug 31, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

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.      Employees were exposed to inhalation and respiratory hazards when the employer did not evaluate and assess the workplace for employees performing spray painting operations with products that contained hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, methyl ketone and hexamethylene diisocyanate.

Issued

Aug 31, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

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.    The employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees required to wear a tight-fitting respirator during spray painting operations with products that contained hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, methyl ketone and hexamethylene diisocyanate.

Issued

Aug 31, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting face piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    The employer did not provide fit testing to employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators while employees performed spray painting operations with products that contained hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, methyl ketone and hexamethylene diisocyanate..