OSHA Inspection: HUTCHERSON METALS, INC.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists:    a) In Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: An employee performing cutting with a lancing rod was exposed to levels of iron oxide fume exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to Iron oxide fume at an 8 hour time weighted average of 25.01 milligrams per cubic meter of air, 2.1 times the Permissible Exposure Limit. Sampling was performed for a time period of 217 minutes. Zero exposure was calculated for the 263 minutes not sampled.    b) In Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: An employee assisting with and monitoring lance rod cutting activities was exposed to levels of Iron oxide fume exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to Iron Oxide fume at an 8 hour time weighted average of 40.27 milligrams per cubic meter of air, 4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit. Sampling was performed for a time period of 345 minutes. Zero exposure was calculated for the 135 minutes not sampled.     c) In Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: An employee assisting with and monitoring lance rod cutting activities was exposed to levels of Copper fume exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to Copper fume at an 8 hour time weighted average of 0.22 milligrams per cubic meter of air, 2.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit. Sampling was performed for a time period of 345 minutes. Zero exposure was calculated for the 135 minutes not sampled.    d) In Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: An employee performing cutting with a lancing rod was exposed to levels of Copper fume exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to Copper fume at an 8 hour time weighted average of 0.13 milligrams per cubic meter of air, 1.3 times the Permissible Exposure Limit. Sampling was performed for a time period of 217 minutes. Zero exposure was calculated for the 263 minutes not sampled.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s):      a) In Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not determine and implement feasible administrative or engineering controls where employees assisting with and performing cutting with a lance rod were exposed to Iron oxide fume at 4 times and 2.5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit.    b) In Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not determine and implement feasible administrative or engineering controls where an employee assisting with and performing cutting with a lance rod were exposed to Copper fume at 2.2 times and 1.3 times the Permissible Exposure Limit.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that no employees were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period:      a) At Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: An employee who was assisting with and monitoring lance rod cutting activities was exposed to levels of lead exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to lead at an 8 hour time weighted average of 100 micrograms lead per cubic meter of air, 2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit. Sampling was performed for a time period of 345 minutes. Zero exposure was calculated for the 135 minutes not sampled.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(1): The employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit:        a) At Building 503, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not implement feasible engineering and work practice controls where an employee assisting with lance rod cutting was exposed to a concentration or lead 2 times the permissible exposure limit.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):        a) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: The employer did not conduct an exposure assessment to determine if an employee conducting cutting with a lancing torch was exposed to lead at or above the action level. Air sampling performed by OSHA showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 35 ug/m3 lead.       b) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: The employer did not conduct an exposure assessment to determine if employees assisting with lancing torch cutting operations was exposed to lead at or above the action level. Air sampling performed by OSHA showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 100 ug/m3 lead.      c) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: The employer did not conduct an exposure assessment to determine if an employee performing torch cutting to remove various metal objects from the building was exposed to lead at or above the action level. Bulk samples collected by OSHA of coatings on already removed items showed the coatings to contain concentrations of lead ranging from 0.1419% to 0.3607% lead.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:   a) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: The employer did not collect personal samples to determine lead exposure for an employee conducting cutting with a lancing torch. Air sampling performed by OSHA showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 35 ug/m3 lead.    b) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: The employer did not collect personal samples to determine lead exposure for employees assisting with lancing torch cutting operations. Air sampling performed by OSHA showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 100 ug/m3 lead.    c) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: The employer did not collect personal air samples to determine lead exposure for an employee performing torch cutting to remove various metal objects from the building. Bulk samples collected by OSHA of coatings on already removed items showed the coatings to contain concentrations of lead ranging from 0.1419% to 0.3607% lead.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f):      a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, appropriate respiratory protection was not provided. The employee wore either a N95 filtering facepiece or half face respirator with organic vapor cartridges. The company did not develop and implement the components of a respiratory protection program.    b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, appropriate respiratory protection was not provided. Employees wore N95 filtering facepieces and/or half face respirators with organic vapor cartridges. The company did not develop and implement the components of a respiratory protection program.      c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, appropriate respiratory protection was not provided. The employee wore either a N95 filtering facepiece or half face respirator with organic vapor cartridges. The company did not develop and implement the components of a respiratory protection program.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(1): For employees who used respirators required by 29 CFR 1926.62, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.62(f):    a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: For an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, appropriate respiratory protection was not provided. The employee wore either a N95 filtering facepiece or a half face respirator with organic vapor cartridges. The company did not develop and implement the components of a respiratory protection program.    b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: For employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, appropriate respiratory protection was not provided. Employees wore N95 filtering facepieces and/or half face respirators with organic vapor cartridges. The company did not develop and implement the components of a respiratory protection program.      c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: For an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, appropriate respiratory protection was not provided. The employee wore either a N95 filtering facepiece or a half face respirator with organic vapor cartridges. The company did not develop and implement the components of a respiratory protection program.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)        a) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/7/2015: Employees conducting and assisting with lance rod cutting operations wore N95 filtering facepieces or negative pressure half face respirators. The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program. OSHA air sampling showed an assisting employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average concentration exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limits for Lead, Iron oxide fume, and Copper fume.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(C): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with change areas in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2):    a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, the employer did not provide a change area.    b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, the employer did not provide a change area.      c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, the employer did not provide a change area.      Abatement certification  must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2)(i): The employer did not provide clean change areas for employees whose airborne exposure to lead was above the permissible exposure limit, without regard to the use of respirators:        a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not provide a clean change area for employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 100 micrograms lead per cubic meter of air. 2 times the permissible exposure limit.           Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(D): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with hand washing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5):    a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, adequate hand washing facilities were not provided.     b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, adequate hand washing facilities were not provided.      c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, adequate hand washing facilities were not provided.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i): The employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f), for use by employees exposed to lead:      a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: For an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, adequate hand washing facilities were not provided.     b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: For employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, adequate hand washing facilities were not provided. OSHA air sampling showed an employee's 8 hour time weighted average exposure to exceed the Permissible Exposure Limit.      c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: For an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, adequate hand washing facilities were not provided.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with biological monitoring in accordance with 1926.62(j)(1)(i), to consist of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels:      a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, biological monitoring was not provided.     b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, biological monitoring was not provided.    c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, biological monitoring was not provided.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(j)(1)(i): The employer did not make available initial medical surveillance, consisting of biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels, to employees occupationally exposed on any day to lead at or above the action level:      a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not make biological monitoring available to an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod. OSHA air sampling showed the employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 35 micrograms lead per cubic meter of air.     b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not make biological monitoring available to employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 100 micrograms lead per cubic meter of air.    c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, biological monitoring was not provided.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(F): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with training as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i) regarding 29 CFR 1926.59, Hazard Communication:      a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting generators with a lancing rod, training on the hazards of lead had not been provided.    b) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for employees assisting with operations to cut generators with a lancing rod, training on the hazards of lead had not been provided.    c) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: Where an employee exposure assessment had not been performed for an employee cutting various items with a propane torch, training on the hazards of lead had not been provided.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who were subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level on any day, or who were subject to exposure to lead compounds which may cause skin or eye irritation (e.g., lead arsenate, lead azide) in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.62 and the employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:      a) At the 503 building, on or about 10/9/2015: The employer did not institute a lead training program for employees cutting generators with a lancing rod and assisting with those cutting operations. OSHA air sampling showed and employee performing the cutting exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average concentration of lead exceeding the action level and an employee assisting expose to an 8 hour time weighted average concentration of lead exceeding the permissible exposure limit.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with 29 CFR 1926.62(c) prior to commencement of the job:          a) At the Building 503 worksite, on or about 10/9/2015:  The employer did not develop a written lead compliance program. OSHA air sampling showed an employee assisting with lance rod cutting operations exposed to a concentration of 100 micrograms lead per cubic meter of air for an 8 hour time weighted average. 2 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.