OSHA Inspection: STAMPCOAT, INC.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(ii): Discarded filter pads and filter rolls were not immediately removed to a safe, well-detached location or placed in a water-filled metal container and disposed of at the close of the day's operation when not maintained completely.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, filter pads and rolls used in Spray Booth Operations conducted in Building's #1 and #2 were not immediately removed to a safe, well-detached location or placed in water and disposed of. This condition exposed employees to fire and health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i): All areas were not kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dust.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, the Spray Room Area of Building's #1 and #2 were not kept clean and free from accumulation of powder coating material. This condition exposed employees to explosion and health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(ii): Surfaces were not cleaned in such a manner as to avoid scattering dust to other places or creating dust clouds.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, in the Spray Booth Area of Building's #1 and #2, surfaces were not cleaned in such a manner as to avoid creating dust clouds and scattering dust to other locations. Employees were exposed to explosion and health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(7)(ii): Transformers, powerpacks, control apparatus, and all other electrical portions of the equipment, with the exception of the charging electrodes and their connections to the power supply were not located outside of the powder coating area.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, electrical equipment was not located outside Powder Coating Area's and exposed employees to explosion hazards in the following instances:    (a) In Building #1, the Paint Booth's Controller Box was located within the confines of the Powder Coating Area.       (b) In Building #2, the Paint Booth's Circuit Breaker was located within the confines of the Powder Coating Area.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(7)(iii): All electrically conductive objects within the charging influence of the electrodes were not adequately grounded.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, in the Spray Room Area of Building's #1 and #2, electrically conductive objects such as metal Stools, buckets, and electrical boxes and other metal electrical equipment were not adequately grounded.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(7)(iv): Objects being coated were not maintained in contact with the conveyor or other support in order to ensure proper grounding.    On March 18 2015, and times prior to, in the Spray Room Area of Building's #1 and #2 material being coated did not maintain contact with the conveyor or other support in order to ensure proper grounding. This condition exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(7)(v): The electrical equipment was not interlocked with the ventilation system so that the equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation fans were in operation.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, electrical equipment located in the Spray Booths of Building's #1 and #2, was not interlocked with the ventilation system so that the equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation fans were in operation. This condition exposed employees to explosion and health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iv): The employer did not select respirators from a sufficient number of respirator models and sizes to ensure the respirators used in the worksite were acceptable to and correctly fit the users.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, the employer did not select respirators from a sufficient number of respirator models and sizes to ensure respirators fit correctly and were acceptable for employees working in the Spray Room Area of Building's #1 and #2. This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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.  On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, the employer did not have employees medically evaluated to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator before the employees were fit tested or prior to working in the Spray Room Areas of Building's #1 and #2. This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting face piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) prior to working in the Spray Room Area of Building's #1 and #2. This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment were kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed.    On March 18, 2015, in the Rework Area of Building #1, Cladosporium mold was detected on the floor of the second level storage area due to a re-occurring leak from the building roof. This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, electrical equipment located in the Spray Room Area of Building's #1 and #2 was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of powder coating residues, dust or deposits that was or could be present. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(iii): "No Smoking"� signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not conspicuously posted at all powder coating areas and powder storage rooms.    On March 18, 2015, and times prior to, "No smoking" signs were not posted in Powder Coating Area of Building's #1 and #2. Not posting the "No Smoking" signs allowed for a condition that could potentially expose employees to fire hazards.