OSHA Inspection: ZIRLOTT MARINE, LLC

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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)Dog River Marina outside yard area:  On or about April 15th, 2015, and prior to, the employer, Zirlott Marine, LLC exposed employees to inhalation hazards from silica dust in sand used during abrasive blasting 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

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

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:  a)Dog River Marina outside yard area:  On or about April 15th, 2015, and prior to, employees of Zirlott Marine, LLC were exposed to inhalation hazards from silica dust in the sand used while conducting abrasive blasting work tasks with required use of full face and half mask respirator and not provided a medical evaluation for the respirator.

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a)Dog River Marina outside yard area:  On or about April 15th, 2015, and prior to, employees of Zirlott Marine, LLC were exposed to inhalation hazards from silica dust from the sand used while conducting abrasive blasting work tasks with required use of a full face tight fitting respirator and not provided fit test for the respirator.

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

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)Dog River Marina outside yard area:  On or about April 15th, 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 respirators to include Appendix D and were provided and wearing with filtering face piece respirators (dust masks).

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a)Dog River Marina boat yard area: On or about April 15th, 2015 and times prior to employee(s) from Zirlott Marine LLC were exposed to hazards associated with operation of powered industrial trucks such as size and load of hauling materials that could cause tip or roll over hazards from improper training and certification of an employee/operator to deem them competent.

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck.  a)Dog River Marina boat yard area: On or about April 15th 2015 and times prior to employee(s) from Zirlott Marine, LLC were exposed to hazards associated with powered industrial trucks such as struck by and roll over and hazards that could occur from improper or lack of training on all requirements of paragraph (l).

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.   a)Dog River Marina boat yard area: On or about April 15th, 2015 and times prior to employee(s) from Zirlott Marine, LLC were exposed to hazards associated with powered industrial trucks such as struck by and roll over and hazards that could occur from not ensuring certification of employee/operator.

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000 TABLE Z-3: 29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employees were exposed to Crystalline Silica Quartz listed in Table Z-3, in excess of as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration:     a)Dog River Marina and Boat Works, Inc.:  On or about April 15th, 2015, and prior to, the employer Zirlott Marine LLC exposed an employee to respirable fraction crystalline silica quartz at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of  4.74 milligrams grams per cubic meter of air which is 18 times the calculated 8 hour time weighted average PEL of 0.263 milligrams per cubic meter of air  while conducting abrasive blasting using silica sand. Results were calculated for a 480 minute sampling period.

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(5)(iii)(b): Dust-filter respirators shall not be used for continuous protection where silica sand is used as the blasting abrasive, or toxic materials are blasted.   a)Dog River Marina outside yard area:  On or about April 15th, 2015, and prior to, the employer, Zirlott Marine, LLC exposed employees to inhalation hazards from silica dust in silica sand used during abrasive blasting and allow the use of dust-filter particulate respirators for continuous protection.

Issued

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.   a)Dog River Marina boat yard area:  On or about April 15th, 2015 and prior to, initial training on a written hazard communication program was not documented for employee(s) or Zirlott Marine, LLC and are exposed to hazards including but not limited to:  Paints and activators/hardeners that contain isocyanates used on site and direct contact with sandblasting media that contains silica.