OSHA Inspection: HIGHLANDS RANCH COLLISION CENTER, INC.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $612 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 ESLI that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:         a)  On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, the employer did not protect employees that used half-face air purifying respirators while spray-applying coatings containing isocyanates and other hazardous chemicals by developing and implementing a cartridge change schedule to prevent breakthrough of the organic vapor cartridges used with the respirators.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a. On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, employees of the paint department were exposed to isocyanates and other organic vapors because their beards interfered with the seal of the half face respirators they used.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  a. On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, employees of the paint department were exposed to isocyanates and other organic vapors because respirators were stored unprotected and hanging on the inside wall of the paint storage room which allowed them to contact the chemical vapors present in the room.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $612 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:                                                                    a)  On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, employees were exposed to electrical shock and fire hazards because an electrical cord used to provide power to the frame rack had  strained and damaged insulation at the joint where the cord entered the plug.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i):  Inside storage rooms were not constructed to meet the required fire-resistive rating for their use.  Openings to other rooms or buildings were not provided with self-closing fire doors:     a)  On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fire hazards because the employer failed to ensure that properly functioning self-closing fire doors separated the paint mixing and storage room from the rest of the facility.  Doors did not self-close and were left open.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least:  a)  On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fire hazards because the employer stored oxygen and acetylene cylinders together when not in use.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  a. On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, the employer did not maintain accessible safety data sheets in order to provide information to employees pertaining to the safe use and handling of the chemicals they worked with.  Employees using chemicals such as degreasers and other cleaning chemicals in the detail shop did not have access to safety data sheets.

Issued

Jun 17, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v)  a. On or about March 19, 2015, and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical hazards because containers of solvents, adhesives and cleaning chemicals did not contain information such as signal words, hazard statements, pictograms and precautionary statements.