OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL COATINGS, INC.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    Employees in the lab areas were using rags with solvents containing MEK, Acetone, VOCs and other chemicals and disposed of permeated rags, containers and other solvent waste in a large barrel with no lid and the contents were not disposed of at least daily.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    Employees engaged in mixing paint chemicals for manufacturing painting products were exposed to dermal hazards when handling aliphatic isocyanates and the employer did not:            a) assess all the hazards associated with paint manufacturing using isocyantes that necessitate the use of personal protective equipment            b) select and require the use of PPE to protect the employees from dermal hazards when handling isocyantes

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  Employees engaged in mixing paint chemicals for manufacturing painting products were exposed to dermal hazards when handling aliphatic isocyanates and the employer did not select and require the use of appropriate hand protection to protect the employees from dermal hazards when handling isocyantes and surfaces contaminated with isocyanates.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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:    Employees mixing isocyanates in the catalyst manufacturing process were required to wear tight fitting half-mask elastomeric respirators and the employer did not have a a written respiratory protection program that included all the required provisions of the respiratory protection standard.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees engaged in paint manufacturing wore tight fitting half-mask elastomeric respirators and were not provided respiratory medical evaluations prior to wearing the respirator:      1. Employees throughout the lab and production areas wore tight fitting half-mask elastomeric respirators on a voluntary basis and had not been provided medical evaluations.      2. Employees mixing isocyanates in the catalyst manufacturing process were required to wear tight fitting half-mask elastomeric respirators and had not been provided medical evaluations prior to using the respirators in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Employees working in the painting mixing areas were exposed to corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, Amietol M21  and there were not suitable facilities available for emergency drenching and flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    Products and equipment was stacked directly in front of the electrical panels in the warehouse that prevented access and did not allow for the required working space.

Issued

Sep 15, 2015

Abate by

Oct 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    An electrical panelboard in the storage warehouse was not provided with an approved dead front because the panelboard cover was missing the door to protect the breakers.