OSHA Inspection: CARLIN COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY INC.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    Location: Powder Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    The employer did not administered a continuing and effective hearing conservation program when employees were exposed to sound levels of 85 decibels or above measured on the A scale.    1.  A powder coating room operator was exposed to continuous noise at  86.3% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 80 dBA  or an equivalent sound level of approximately  88.93 dBA during the 339 minute sampling period on October 21, 2015; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 141 minutes not sampled.    2.  A powder coating room operator was exposed to continuous noise at  74.5% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 80 dBA  or an equivalent sound level of approximately  87.88 dBA during the 344 minute sampling period on October 21, 2015; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 136 minutes not sampled

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k):    Location: Powered Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Each employee who are covered under the Hearing Conservation Program did not receive training.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :    Location: 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Each employee covered under the Hearing Conservation Program did not receive an annual audiogram.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(m)(2)(i): The employer shall retain all employee audiometric test records obtained pursuant to paragraph (g) of this section:    Location: 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    The employer did not maintain the audiometric records for all employees covered under the hearing conservation program.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

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:    Location: Powder Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    An automatic sprinkler system was not downstream nor upstream of the filters in the spray booth.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(ii): Surfaces were not cleaned in such a manner as to avoid scattering dust to other places or creating dust clouds:    Location: Powder Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    The spray booth and surrounding areas were not kept free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1350.00 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:    Location: 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Protective equipment was not used when handling hazardous chemicals such as (but not limited to) the powder paint and hot parts.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment:    Location: Powder Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    The employer did not conduct a workplace hazard assessment to determine what personal protective equipment (PPE) was necessary for employees exposed to hazards such as (but not limited to) dust inhalation while performing tasks such as (but not limited to) hanging and spraying in the spray paint area.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    Location: Powder Coating Room,  126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    A written respiratory protection program with elements to ensure each employee using a respirator voluntarily was not established and implemented.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Location: Powder Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Each respiratory hazard(s) associated with the Protech powders was not identified and evaluated to include a reasonable estimate of each employee exposure and identify the powder's chemical state and physical form.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:      Location: Powder Coating Room, 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D, was not provided to employees in written or oral format.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $1800.00 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):    Location: 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Each powered industrial truck operator did not successfully complete a powered industrial truck training program and evaluation as specified in paragraph (l).

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $1800.00 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:    Location:  126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    A written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented with a complete list of current hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 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.    Location: 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Safety data sheets (SDSs) for products and chemicals, such as but not limited to, the Protech powder paint, were not maintained in the workplace.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 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:    Location: 126 Bailey Road, North Haven, CT 06473    Each employee working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, the Protech powder paint were not provided with effective training and information on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazards was introduced into their work area.