OSHA Inspection: RJF ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:    The floors in the resin finishing area were not kept free of excess resin from the sanding and finishing processes, creating slip hazards for employees.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(9): Flammable liquids for use in painting and resin operations were transferred from one container to another without both containers being effectively bonded and grounded to prevent discharge sparks of static electricity:    The employer did not bond and ground 55-gallon drums of lacquer thinner, polyester resin solutions A559-FKA-00 and A559-FKA-05 in use, exposing employees to fire hazards due to static discharge.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2280

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:    The employer did not prepare a written respiratory protection program that included, at a minimum, medical evaluations, fit testing and training so that employees were protected from respiratory hazards from the lacquer and resin processes.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

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:    In the Decorating and Resin operations, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards of the chemicals in each area, and the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine their ability to wear respiratory protection.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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, whenever a different type of respirator was used, and annually thereafter:    The employer failed to fit test employees required to wear respirators.  Respirators included filtering facepiece types and half-face cartridge type respirators.  Employees were subject to exposure to chemical hazards due to the respirators not fitting correctly.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of why the respirator was necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance could compromise the protective effect of the respirator:    In the decorating and resin areas, the employer did not train each employee who wore a respirator why it was necessary to wear it, how to properly fit, use and maintain it, and that failure to do these tasks would compromise the effectiveness of the respirator.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): 29 CFR 1910.147(d):  The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:     Employees who performed servicing and maintenance on and around the all-electric big kiln were not required to:     1) Know the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy;   2) Turn off and shut down the machine(s);   3) Physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source;   4) Affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device;   5) Prior to starting work on machines that have been locked out or tagged out, verify that isolation and de-energization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished.     Employees required to rely upon electronic control components were exposed to electric shock hazards from unexpected shock due to live adjacent braids on the kiln.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    In the resin finishing area, next to the belt sander, the horizontal shaft of the buffer was not guarded by a trough to completely enclose the shaft to protect employees from caught-in hazards from rotating parts.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    Instance a):  At the mixer at the far end of the shop where 'slip' is made, an unguarded belt and pulley powers the mixer, and effective guarding was not in place, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.    Instance b):  In the resin finishing area, a belt and pulley powering a motorized buffer was not adequately guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(o)(5)(i): Guardrails for the power-transmission apparatus were not forty-two (42) inches in height, with a midrail between the top rail and floor:    At the 'slip' pits, the power transmission apparatus in the pit was not guarded by a guardrail of at least 42 inches in height, including a midrail between the top rail and floor, to prevent unintended exposure of employees to the pit hazards.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(o)(5)(iii): For the power-transmission apparatus, toeboards were not four (4) inches or more in height, of wood, metal, or of metal grill not exceeding one (1) inch mesh:  At the 'slip' pits, the power transmission apparatus in the pit was not guarded by a toeboard of at least four inches in height, to prevent unintended exposure of employee's feet to the pit hazard.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxillary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substanially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards when:    1) Electrical boxes were not covered in the area adjacent to the 'slip' pit  2) Electrical boxes in the slip area had knockouts missing

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  The employer performed PPE hazard assessments, but did not prepare a written certification.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program that included chemical exposure to lacquer thinner in the decorating area, and did not describe target organ and physical hazard warnings which were present, but not listed on the drum labeling.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  New employees were not effectively provided information and training on the chemicals they work with, such as, but not limited to lacquer thinner.  The employer did not instruct employees on container labeling to illustrate how the labels relate to the hazards on the Safety Data Sheets.