OSHA Inspection: SPIRIT IMPLEMENT LLC

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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:    a) The employer had not developed or implemented a written respirator program.    An effective respiratory protection program includes, but is not limited to, the following:  1) A written program describing how the respiratory program will be administered and what respiratory protection is needed by employees.  2) A medical evaluation program.  3) Respirator fit testing for tight-fitting face piece respirators.  4) Respirator usage procedures.  5) Maintenance and care of respirator procedures.  6) Maintenance and care of the breathing air system.  7) Employee training on the care and usage of respiratory protection.  8) Respiratory protection program evaluate.  9) Voluntary respiratory protection usage guidelines.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a)  The employer had not provided 29 CFR 1910.134 Appendix D to employees voluntarily wearing dust masks.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Powder Coaters required to wear full face cartridge respirators had not been medically evaluated.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a) Powder Coaters required to full face cartridge respirators protection had not been fit tested.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a) The Powder Coater full faced cartridge respirator stored at the Powder Coating desk area had material in the interior of the respirator while available for usage.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The Powder Coater's full face cartridge respirator was stored in the open at the Powder Coating desk area.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) The employer had not developed an energy control program for maintenance and servicing activities of equipment including, but not limited to, the Kaast Press Brake and the Omada F0-3015 Laser Cutting system.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.147 (c) through (f) must be covered in an energy control program. Key elements include, but not limited to, the following:        1) Written energy control program.      2) Energy control procedures specific to each machine and equipment.      3) Providing isolating devices, i.e. locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, or other devices to isolate equipment energy sources.      4) Periodic inspections to ensure procedures are being followed at least annually.      5) Train and communicate program with authorized and affected employees.      6) Application of control, preparation for shutdown, equipment shut down and verification.      7) Procedures for energy control involving more than one employee (group lockout).      8) Procedures to coordinate energy control procedures with outside contractors to ensure both parties understand and comply with the other's energy control program.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a) The employer had not developed specific energy control procedures for equipment including, but not limited to, the Kaast Press Brake and the Omada F0-3015 Laser Cutting System.  Employees are engaged in covered activities including cleaning, servicing, maintaining and set up of equipment.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:    a) The employer had not documented the authorized and affected employee energy control training.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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) The employer did not perform and document industrial truck training and competency evaluations for employees allowed to operate the 2 Clark and Hyster forklifts.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by moving parts:    a) Employees are not protected from the material shuttle that travels from the material stack to the two load/unload tables on the Omada F0-3015 Laser Cutting System. The pathway to the inner laser cutting area goes between the 2 load/unload tables and the material shuttle travels through the pathway.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:    a) The outer laser cutting area moveable side barrier was not used to prevent contact with the laser cutter assembly and to enclose the stray laser light.    b) One of the two side guards was not secured into place on the Kaast Press Brake. The unsecured side guard was hinged and easily moved, allowing access into the die area behind the light curtain.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Points of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zones during operating cycles:    a) The light curtain location on the Kaast Press Brake did not prevent the operator from reaching between the dies during the down stroke.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulate not otherwise regulated listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/M3:    a) On July 28, 2015, the Powder Coater was exposed to particulate not otherwise regulated 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 22 mg/M3 during a sampling period of 448 minutes. The 22 mg/M3 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration is 1.4 times the permissible 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 15 mg/M3.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9135

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) On July 28, 2015, the Powder Coater was exposed to particulate not otherwise regulated 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 22 mg/M3 during a sampling period of 448 minutes. The 22 mg/M3 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration is 1.4 times the permissible 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 15 mg/M3.    Feasible administrative or engineering controls include, but are not limited, the following:  1) Verify the powder coat dispensing system is expelling the correct amount of powder coat material.  2) Minimize the usage of cleaning methods, such as sweeping and using compressed air, that create dust clouds.  3) Utilize a vacuum system, approved for combustible dust, for gather excess powder coat material in the powder coat booth during color changes and clean up.  4) Utilize body positioning that minimizes the amount of time the employee between the parts being coated and the filters of the powder coating booth exhaust system.  5) Modify the powder coating booth to allow Powder Coater apply powder coat through a side opening which will keep the Powder Coater upwind during application.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a) The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program when requested on July 21, 2015.    An effective hazard communication program includes, but is not limited to, the following:      1. A written hazard communication program.      2. Ensure the chemical product's container labeling is maintained and secondary containers are properly labeled.       3. Obtaining safety data sheets for the chemical products used by employees and keeping them readily available for employee usage.      4. Ensure employee training includes explanation of the employer's hazard communication program, information on the information included in safety data sheets, the hazards associated with the chemical products, methods the employers has implemented to minimize the employee's exposure to the chemical product, and what actions the employee should take if they are experiencing a reaction to the chemical product.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area:    a)  The employer had not obtained safety data sheets (SDSs) or material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for each hazardous chemical in the workplace, nor maintained the SDSs/MSDSs in a manner that ensures employees have ready access to the SDSs/MSDSs.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a)  The employer had not provided training and information to employees about the hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    a) The employer was unable to provide a written certification that the required workplace hazard assessments had been performed.