OSHA Inspection: THOMPSON'S PAINT AND BODY SHOP, INC.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $736.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(10): Transparent panels used for illumination of spray booth(s) did not effectively isolate the spraying area from the area in which the lighting unit(s) were located:   a)Jam Room Parts Paint Booth: On or about April 6th, 2015 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees chemical inhalation hazards and to fire and explosion hazards by permitting employee to performed painting and clear coating operations without effectively isolating the spraying area from the lighting unit in the jam room.    b)Spray Paint Booth: On or about April 6th, 2015 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees chemical inhalation hazards and to fire and explosion hazards by permitting employee to performed painting and clear coating operations without effectively isolating the spraying area from the lighting unit in the Concept1000.    c)Spray Paint Booth: On or about April 6th, 2015 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees chemical inhalation hazards and to fire and explosion hazards by permitting employee to performed painting and clear coating operations without effectively isolating the spraying area from the lighting unit in the old paint booth.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $732.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances H130

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:  a)Paint booth and area:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to inhalation hazards from chemicals in paints to include 1,6 hexamethylene diisocynate and do not have a site specific written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and respirator care, maintenance and storage and were provided with half mask respirators.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   a)Paint booth and area:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from chemicals in paints to include 1,6 hexamethylene diisocynate while conducting spray painting work tasks with required use of full face and half mask respirator and not provided a medical evaluation for the respirator.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.   a)Paint booth and area:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from chemicals in paints to include 1,6 Hexamethylene Diisocynate while conducting spray painting work tasks with required use of a half mask respirator and not provided fit test for the respirator.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a)Tompsons Paint & Body Shop, Inc.:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to inhalation hazards from dust and contaminated by not educating and training the employees on Appendix D of the respirator standard.  The employee(s) had not had training on tight fitting respirators and to include Appendix D and were provided and wearing with filtering face piece respirators (dust masks).

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1156.00 · Current $732.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:    a)Thompson's Paint and Body Shop, Inc.:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to hazards of unlabeled container without identification of the hazard of the chemical  and identification of the contents of a hand spray bottle that contained a flammable product called S and N number one dressing.    b)Thompson's Paint and Body Shop, Inc.:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to hazards of unlabeled container without identification of the hazard of the chemical  and identification of the contents of a hand spray bottle that contained a flammable product called Supertough Tire Cleaner.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0070

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)Facility wide:  On or about April 6th, 2015, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets on raw materials including but not limited to: Acetylene gas.