SMOCK, PA —
OSHA Inspection: TANK SOLUTIONS INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of TANK SOLUTIONS INC. in 533 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD SUITE 2, SMOCK, PA 15480 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 340874577.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TANK SOLUTIONS INC.
- Site address
- 533 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD SUITE 2
- City
- SMOCK
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15480
- Mailing
- 533 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD SUITE 2, SMOCK, PA 15480
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423510
- Employees
- 41
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.107 B05 II
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(ii): Discarded filter pads and filter rolls were not immediately removed to a safe, well-detached location or placed in a water-filled metal container and disposed of at the close of the day's operation unless maintained completely in water: a) In the 420 Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - Used Paint Pockets, Overspray Arrestor Pads, were not immediately removed or placed in a water-filler metal container after they were changed out of the open face spray booth two days prior.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.107 B05 IV
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers: a) In the Main Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - Space within the Global Finishing Solutions cross draft spray booth on the upstream side of Paint Pockets, Overspray Arrestor Pads, was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers. b) In the 420 Area, on or about August 26, 2015 - Space within the open face spray booth on the upstream side of Paint Pockets, Overspray Arrestor Pads, was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.107 E02
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2): The quantity of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 degrees F (93 degrees C) kept in the vicinity of spraying operations were not a minimum required for operations or they exceeded a supply for one day or one shift: a) In the Main Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - The quantity of acetone used for cleaning pots and spray guns being stored adjacent to the Global Finishing Systems cross draft spray booth exceeded the minimum required. b) In the Main Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - The quantity of Carboline Thinner 225 E mixed with the paint that is spray applied to tanks being stored adjacent to the Global Finishing Systems cross draft spray booth exceeded the minimum required. c) In the 420 Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - The quantity of acetone used for cleaning pots and spray guns being stored adjacent to the open face spray booth exceeded the minimum required. d) In the 420 Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - The quantity of Carboline Thinner 225 E mixed with the paint that is spray applied to tanks being stored adjacent to the open face spray booth exceeded the minimum required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D03 III B 2
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 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: a) In the Main Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - The employer did not implement a change schedule for painters required to wear 3M half mask air purifying respirators with 3M 6001 organic vapor cartridges while spray coating tanks in a cross draft spray booth. b) In the 420 Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - The employer did not implement a change schedule for painters required to wear 3M half mask air purifying respirators with 3M 6001 organic vapor cartridges while spray coating tanks in an open face spray booth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,800 Reduced
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 and which also includes criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) (e)(1)(ii): a) At the facility, on or about August 26, 2015 - The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program. Painters spray paint tanks with a mixture of Carboline Thinner 225 E, Carbothane 8845 Part A and Carboline Urethane Converter 8843.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.1200 F06 I
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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): a) In the Main Shop, on or about August 26, 2015 - A 55 gallon drum containing waste from cleaning the pots and the spray gun was not labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v). The pots and spray gun contained Carboline Thinner 225 E, Carbothane 8845 Part A and Carboline Urethane Converter 8843.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340874577.
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