OSHA Inspection: KNOTS 2U, LTD.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a): 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degrees F (37.8 degrees C), were not kept in covered containers when not actually in use:      (a)     The plastic pails containing acetone used in the lay up area for cleaning tools had no covers.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.125(a): Dip tank was not made of noncombustible material:  (a)     The plastic pails containing acetone used in the lay up area for cleaning tools were combustible.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    (a)     The 55-gallon drum of vinylester resin was fitted with a non-self-closing valve.      (b)     The 55-gallon drum of gel coat resin was fitted with a non-self-closing valve.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(m)(1): Spraying operations involving the use of organic peroxides and other dual component coatings were not conducted in approved sprinklered spray booths meeting the requirements of this section:    (a)     The spray booth where the gel coat was sprayed onto molds had no approved sprinklers.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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)     There was no written respiratory protection program established for employees in the production area who wear respirators for protection from organic vapors and respirable particulates while spraying gel coat and trimming parts.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated - Total Dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/m3:    (a)     The trimmer in the trimming room was exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated - Total Dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 31.0 mg/m3, approximately 2.0 times the limit of 15.0 mg/m3.  This limit is established to prevent respiratory irritation.  The samples were collected on September 29, 2015 during a 476 minute sampling period.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 4 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Aug 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)     The trimmer in the trimming room was exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated - Total Dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 31.0 mg/m3, approximately 2.0 times the limit of 15.0 mg/m3.  This limit is established to prevent respiratory irritation.  The samples were collected on September 29, 2015 during a 476 minute sampling period.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 4 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a)     There was no adequate eyewash facility available in the production area where employees handle acetone, vinyl ester resin and MEK-peroxide.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment that could have become energized were not grounded:      (a)     In the finishing room the two residential-type, metal window box fans were not grounded.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:    (a)     There was no written chemical hazard communication program developed that addressed chemicals handled by employees such as Univar acetone, Norox MEKP-925 initiator, and Interplastic vinyl ester resin.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:    (a)     The containers in the production area that contained acetone, MEK-peroxide and vinylester resin were not identified with information such as a product identifier, a signal word, a hazard statement, a pictogram, and a precautionary statement.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  (a)     There was no written emergency action plan developed to protect employees in foreseeable emergencies such as fire, tornado, and workplace violence.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):  Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    (a)     The small Cutler-Hammer 30 amp disconnect box had an unused conduit opening on the right side.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1020(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not informed upon first entering into employment and/or at least annually thereafter of their right to access their medical and/or exposure records:  (a)     There was no awareness training done for employees to inform them of their right to access medical and monitoring records.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    (a)     The safety data sheets for chemicals, such as acetone and vinylester, resin used by employees were maintained in the company office.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(i): The employer did not provide information to the employees on the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200:  (a)     There was no training or communication done for employees to inform them of the requirements of the OSHA chemical hazard communication standard.