OSHA Inspection: ENDURACOAT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS, INC.

Issued

Oct 14, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    On or about August 19, 2015, the employer failed to implement a written respiratory protection program for employees who are required to wear a half mask respirator when working in the powder coating and spray paint booth.

Issued

Oct 14, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 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:    On or about August 19, 2015, the employer failed to establish a program for the control of hazardous energy procedures when employees are tasked with working on machinery including but not limited to the water pump and the powder coating oven.

Issued

Oct 14, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 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):    On or about August 19, 2015, the employer failed to ensure employees who were operating a Powered Industrial Vehicle (Orange Toyota, Model # SFBE10) in the main facility were certified in the safe operation of such.

Issued

Oct 14, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    On or about August 19, 2015 the employer failed to ensure that the compressed air hose being used for clearing out water from parts prior to powder coating/painting them in the powder coat/paint booth was equipped with a relief device that drops the pressure of the hose from the employer stated 90+ psi to less than 30 psi when met with resistance.

Issued

Oct 14, 2015

Abate by

Nov 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about August 19, 2015 the employer failed to provide Appendix D of the Respirator Standard to employees who voluntarily use dust masks.