OSHA Inspection: I-80 EQUIPMENT, LLC

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floors of workrooms were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:    (a) Employees performing operations in the body shop were exposed to slips and falls on concrete floor due to the accumulation of water from the leaking toilet on the floor.     (b) Employees were exposed to trip and fall hazards due to debris accumulated on the floor throughout the establishment.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:     The pit in the truck wash bay did not have a standard railing or cover to prevent the employees from falling into the pit when there were no vehicles over it.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(5)(v): Operators were not equipped with heavy canvas or leather gloves and aprons or equivalent protection to protect them from the impact of abrasives:    Employees engaged in sandblasting activities were not equipped with adequate personal protective equipment to effectively protect their arms and legs from the impact of abrasives.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(4)(i): The spray room, including floors, was not constructed of mansory, concrete, or other noncombustible material:    Employees engaged in painting activities in the spray rooms were exposed to fire hazards because walls supporting the fluorescent light fixtures, the wall compartments to separate areas within the room, the boxes supporting the exhaust fans and the shelving units inside the spray rooms were constructed of combustible materials.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:    Compressed gas cylinders near the over head door in the fabrication shop were not secured to prevent from being knocked over by the equipment moving through the overhead door which could result in damage to the tank and/or injury to an employees.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were not kept in covered containers when not actually in use:    An open container with paint thinner, a Category 2 flammable liquid, sitting on top of a 55-gallon drum containing Finish 1 Economy Thinnerby the front overhead door of spray paint room number 9 was not kept covered.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): 29CFR1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degree F (37.8 degree C), were dispensed into containers without the containers being electrically interconnected.  Employees dispensed Finish 1 Economy Thinner, a category 2 flammable liquid, from 55 gallon drums located in spray rooms 9 and 11 into plastic or metal secondary containers for use in the spray paint rooms and the dispensing nozzle and containers were not electrically interconnected during dispensing.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    Employees engaged in washing, sanding and preparing bucket trucks and other equipment for painting are exposed to falls from height when standing on top of the trucks and booms while performing their tasks and no appropriate fall protection is required.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(5): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used equipment with filter lenses that had a shade number appropriate for the work being performed for protection from injurious light radiation    Employees engaged in torch cutting who were exposed to injurious light radiation were not provided adequate eye protection.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 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 End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life    Employees engaged in spray painting activities were exposed to isocyanates and other organic vapors and the employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator.    Note:  The employer may provide an air-purifying respirator provided the respirator is equipped with end-of-service-life indicators or a change schedule has been developed. Otherwise, the employer must provide an atmosphere-supplying respirator.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 were required to wear respirators to perform different activities throughout the facility and medical evaluations had not been provided before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace, including the following:  (a) Employees engaged in sandblasting activities for vehicle preparation used a Gen VX Series Airline Respirator.   (b) Employees engaged in aiding the sandblaster wore 3M-7502 half face respirators during sandblasting activities.  (c) Employees engaged in sanding for body repair activities wore 3M-7502 half face respirators.  (d) Employees engaged in spray painting activities wore 3M full face respirators while applying isocyanate-containing spray paint to vehicles.  (e) Employees engaged in torch cutting for vehicle fabrication wore 3M-7502 half face respirators.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting face piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Employees wore respirators to perform different activities throughout the facility and fit tests had not been provided before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace, including the following: (a) Employees engaged in aiding the sandblaster wore 3M-7502 half face respirators during sandblasting activities. (b) Employees engaged in sanding for body repair activities wore 3M-7502 half face respirators. (c) Employees engaged in spray painting activities wore 3M full face respirators while applying isocyanate-containing spray paint to vehicles. (d) Employees engaged in torch cutting for vehicle fabrication wore 3M-7502 half face respirators.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 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:  Employees with beards and other facial hair who were engaged in sanding activities during vehicle fabrication wore 3M-7502 tight-fitting half face respirators and the employer had not ensured that facial hair did not come between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    Employees engaged in spray painting activities were exposed to isocyanates and other organic vapors and their respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacture.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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) Employees engaged in spray painting activities were exposed to isocyanates and other organic vapors wore 3M full face respirators that were stored in the open, exposing them to damage and contamination.    (b) Employees engaged in sanding, torch cutting and other tasks during vehicle fabrication wore 3M half face respirators that were stored in the open, exposing them to damage and contamination.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both:  Note:  If only a high-temperature alarm is used, the air supply should be monitored to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air to exceed 10 ppm.    The air supply for the Gen VX Series Airline Respirator used in abrasive blasting activities area was not being monitored to assess levels of carbon monoxide in breathing air.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):      Employees wore respirators to perform different activities throughout the facility and the employer did not provide a comprehensive, understandable training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):    (a) Employees engaged in sandblasting activities for vehicle preparation used a Gen VX Series Airline Respirator.   (b) Employees engaged in aiding the sandblaster wore 3M-7502 half face respirators during sandblasting activities.  (c) Employees engaged in sanding for body repair activities wore 3M-7502 half face respirators.  (d) Employees engaged in spray painting activities wore 3M full face respirators while applying isocyanate-containing spray paint to vehicles.  (e) Employees engaged in torch cutting for vehicle fabrication wore 3M-7502 half face respirators.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition:    Employees working in the fabrication, body shop and spray paint areas shared toilet facilities located in the body shop and office area which were not maintained in sanitary conditions.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water.    Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:    Employees were allowed to consume food in their work areas where they were exposed to toxic materials such as spray paints, paint removers, solvents and residues of welding fumes.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(4): Food or beverages were stored in area(s) exposed to toxic material(s):  (a) Boxes of bottled water for drinking were stored a spray paint room.  (b) Food was placed in a cooler, refrigerator and microwave oven in a small partition within the spray paint area.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 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):    Employees were exposed to injuries from rotating parts and ingoing nip points because an exhaust fan used in the spray room had an unguarded belt and pulley.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(ii): Guards for inclined belts were not arranged in such a manner that a minimum clearance of seven (7) feet is maintained between belt and floor at any point outside of guard.   Employees were exposed to injuries from rotating parts and ingoing nip points because vertical and inclined belt(s), located seven feet or less from the floor level, were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt.  Employees were exposed to injuries from rotating parts and ingoing nip points because an exhaust fan used in the spray room had an unguarded belt and pulley.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(b): Abrasive blast cleaning nozzle(s) were not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open manually:    Employees are engaged in sandblasting activities in the blasting room and the abrasive blast cleaning nozzle was not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open manually.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.254(c)(2)(v): All ground connections were not checked to determine that they were mechanically strong and electrically adequate for the required welding current:    Employees engaged in welding activities during vehicle fabrication used ground connections that were not checked to determine that they were mechanically strong and electrically adequate for the required welding current.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    Employees working in the fabrication/welding area were exposed to electrical shock hazards because receptacle metal boxes with knockouts were attached to flexible cable to provide electricity to a the welding and cutting equipment. The metal boxes were not used according to their listing/labeling requirements.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees engaged in welding/cutting for vehicle fabrication were exposed to electrical shock hazards from the flexible cord used for welding/cutting equipment and suitable strain relief was not provided.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:    The electrical wiring and equipment used in the spray paint room was not safe nor approved for hazardous location. This included:    (a) Light fixtures not effectively isolated from spray paint operations.  (b) Electrical wiring throughout spray rooms.  (c) Exhaust fans used for ventilation.  (d) Radiant tube heaters with a gas fired ignition source.  (e) Radio.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 107391309135

General-duty citation text

Employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of air contaminants listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the permissible exposure limits as follows:     (a) Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) respirable fraction listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 mg/m3:    An employee engaged in sandblasting activities on July 8, 2015 was exposed to PNOR (respirable fraction) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 14.30 mg/m3, approximately 2.9 times the limit of 5 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The blaster used The Original Black Beautyabrasive media to blast a trailer and part of a truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 360 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 120 minutes.    An employee engaged in sandblast helping activities on July 8, 2015 was exposed to PNOR (respirable fraction) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 8.34 mg/m3, approximately 1.7 times the limit of 5 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The blaster used The Original Black Beautyabrasive media to blast a trailer and part of a truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 360 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 120 minutes.    (b) Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) total dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/m3:    An employee engaged in sanding activities on July 15, 2015 was exposed to PNOR (total dust) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 19.33 mg/m3, approximately 1.3 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The sander used a hand held electric sander to sand different parts of a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 420 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 60 minutes.     (c) Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene bisphenyl isocyanate(MDI) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 15 minute Ceiling concentration of 0.02 ppm:    An employee engaged in spray painting activities on July 15, 2015 was exposed to Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate(MDI) at a 15-minute Ceiling level of 0.23 ppm, approximately 1.15 times the limit of 0.02 ppm; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The spray painter used spray paint guns to apply isocyanate-containing material to a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 15 minute period.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 107391309135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):   (a) Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) respirable fraction listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 mg/m3:  An employee engaged in sandblasting activities on July 8, 2015 was exposed to PNOR (respirable fraction) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 14.30 mg/m3, approximately 2.9 times the limit of 5 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The blaster used The Original Black Beautyabrasive media to blast a trailer and part of a truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 360 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 120 minutes.  An employee engaged in sandblast helping activities on July 8, 2015 was exposed to PNOR (respirable fraction) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 8.34 mg/m3, approximately 1.7 times the limit of 5 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The blaster used The Original Black Beautyabrasive media to blast a trailer and part of a truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 360 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 120 minutes.  (b) Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) total dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/m3:  An employee engaged in sanding activities on July 15, 2015 was exposed to PNOR (total dust) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 19.33 mg/m3, approximately 1.3 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The sander used a hand held electric sander to sand different parts of a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 420 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 60 minutes.  (c) Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene bisphenyl isocyanate(MDI) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 15 minute Ceiling concentration of 0.02 ppm:  An employee engaged in spray painting activities on July 15, 2015 was exposed to Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate(MDI) at a 15-minute Ceiling level of 0.23 ppm, approximately 1.15 times the limit of 0.02 ppm; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The spray painter used spray paint guns to apply isocyanate-containing material to a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 15 minute period.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that no employee(s) was exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene chloride in excess of twenty-five parts per million as an 8-hour TWA:    An employee engaged in spray paint gun cleaning activities on July 8, 2015 was exposed to methylene chloride  at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 64 ppm, approximately 2.6 times the limit of 25 ppm; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover to clean parts of spray paint guns. The exposure level is derived from five samples collected over a 325 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 155 minutes.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(f)(1): The employer did not institute and maintain the effectiveness of engineering controls and work practices to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limits:  An employee use Naked Gun  Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride and the employer did not institute and maintain the effectiveness of engineering controls and work practices to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limits.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of methylene chloride exceeded or could reasonably be expected to exceed either the 8-hour Time Weighted Average Permissible Exposure Limit or the Short Term Exposure Limit:  An employee used Naked Gun  Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to hand clean spray paint guns using an open bucket of the product and the employer did not establish a regulated area.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure:    An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns and no initial determination of employee exposure to methylene chloride had been performed.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(e)(3): The employer did not supply a respirator, selected in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3) to each person who entered a regulated area and did not require each affected employee to use that respirator whenever methylene chloride exposures were likely to exceed the 8-hour time weighted average permissible exposure limit or short term exposure limit:    An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride and the employer failed to provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3).

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3)(i): The employer did not select and provide to employees, the appropriate atmosphere-supplying respirator specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A) and selected or used half masks:  An employee used Naked Gun  Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns with brushes and other tools in front of an open bucket of the product and the employer did not select and provide to employees, the appropriate atmosphere-supplying respirator specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A) and selected or used half masks.  An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride and the employer failed to provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052(g). The employer provided half mask and full face respirators for activities requiring supplied air respirators.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:    An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean spray paint guns and the employee was not provided appropriate protective clothing or equipment resistant to methylene chloride when needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:    An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns with brushes and other tools in front of an open bucket of the product and the employer did not provide eyewash facilities for emergency use.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii): The employer did not include MC in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). The employer did not ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of MC and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section.    An employee used Naked Gun  Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns and the employer did not include MC in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200).

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:    An employee used Naked Gun  Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns with brushes and other tools in front of an open bucket of the product and the employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3):  In addition to the information required under the Hazard Communication Standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200, 29 CFR 1915.1200, or 29 CFR 1926.59, as appropiate: (i)  The employer did not inform each affected employee of the requirements of this section and information available in its appendices, as well as how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace; (ii)  Wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of MC exceeded or could reasonably be expected to exceed the action level, the employer did not inform each affected employee of the quantity, location, manner of use, release, and storage of MC and the specific operations in the workplace that could result in exposure to MC, particularly noting where exposures may be above the 8-hour TWA PEL or STEL;  An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns and  employer did not inform each affected employee of the requirements of this section or the quantity, location, manner of use, release, and storage of MC and the specific operations in the workplace that could result in exposure to MC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet    Employees engaged in fabrication, body and spray paint operations throughout the facility were exposed to multiple hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, corrosives, flammables, potential carcinogens, skin and respiratory sensitizers and irritants found in spray paints, coatings, paint removers, solvents and other products and the employer did not ensure a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present at the facility was compiled and included with the written program.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  Employees engaged in fabrication, body and spray paint operations throughout the facility were exposed to multiple hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, corrosives, flammables, potential carcinogens, skin and respiratory sensitizers and irritants found in spray paints, coatings, paint removers, solvents, welding fumes and other products and the employer did not provide a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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)     Employees engaged in fabrication, body and spray paint operations throughout the facility were exposed to multiple hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, corrosives, flammables, potential carcinogens, skin and respiratory sensitizers and irritants found in spray paints, coatings, paint removers, solvents and other products and the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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:    Employees engaged in fabrication, body and spray paint operations throughout the facility were exposed to multiple hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, corrosives, flammables, potential carcinogens, skin and respiratory sensitizers and irritants found in spray paints, coatings, paint removers, solvents, welding fumes and other products and employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.