OSHA Inspection: WINTER WOODS, INC.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees are exposed to injuries from utilizing damaged racking systems:    (a) Throughout the facility; Pallet rack systems with unanchored, out-of-plumb, and out-of-straight columns were used to store items such as but not limited to wood, boxes for shipment and various other parts and supplies.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i): Inside storage rooms were not constructed to meet the required fire-resistive rating for their use:     (a) Concepts Building; The employer was did not utilize an inside storage room that was in accordance with the requirements for storage of category 2 flammable liquids.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iii): Electrical wiring and equipment located in inside storage rooms used for Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), was not approved under subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations; for Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C) and Category 4 flammable liquids, was not approved for general use:  (a) Concepts building; The employer did not ensure that category 2 flammable liquids with a flash point below 100 degrees were stored in a room with intrinsically safe electrical wiring and equipment approved under subpart S of the 29 CFR 1910.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(5)(i): Portable fire extinguishment and control equipment was not provided in such quantities and types as were needed for special hazards of operation and storage:  (a) Concepts building; The employer was storing category 2 flammable liquids with a flash point below 100 degrees in a work area that had multiple possible sources of ignition without means of extinguishment.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not identify and evaluate employees exposure to respiratory hazards including, but not limited to, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and hexane when employees were dipping branches and cones, and spraying bark.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Throughout the facility; Tight fitting half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employees were working with various chemicals including, but not limited to: toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene; medical evaluations were not provided to determine employees ability to wear half-mask respirators prior to use.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Throughout the facility; Tight-fitting half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employees were working with various chemicals including, but not limited to, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene; fit tests were not provided before use.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not ensure that respirators provided to employees were properly cleaned and disinfected prior to use.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not ensure that respirators were stored properly to ensure they were maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent damage to the respirator and its components.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not provide oversight of the written respiratory protection program to ensure the effectiveness and proper implementation of the program.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(2): The employer did not regularly consult employees required to use respirators to assess the employees' views on program effectiveness and to identify any problems:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employees were not consulted to ensure their understanding, opinions and any complications with the selected respirators were addressed and any modification necessary to the respiratory protection program were implemented.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training annually and/or more often if necessary:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employees were not given training at least annually on the employer's respiratory protection program.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous location, or safe for the hazardous location:    (a) Throughout the facility; Employees were performing color dipping of pine cones and various other wood décor using category 2 flammable liquids such as but not limited to toluene, metallic cone dips and paint thinner in an area where the electrical wiring and installations were not intrinsically safe and using equipment that was not intrinsically safe for use in the area of category 2 chemicals.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of toluene listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the ceiling concentration of 300 parts per million (ppm):     (a) 22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposure to toluene does not exceed the ceiling concentration of 300 ppm during any part of their working exposure. This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping branches into paint containing toluene; the employee was exposed to toluene at 329.37 ppm of air  over 450 minutes, approximately 1.10  times the ceiling limit of  300 ppm.       (b) 22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposure to toluene does not exceed the ceiling concentration of 300 ppm during any part of their working exposure. This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping branches into paint containing toluene; the employee was exposed to toluene at 318.48 ppm of air  over 10 minutes, approximately 1.06  times the ceiling limit of  300 ppm.       (c) 22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposure to toluene does not exceed the ceiling concentration of 300 ppm during any part of their working exposure. This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping cones into paint containing toluene; the employee was exposed to toluene at 388.55 ppm of air  over 10 minutes, approximately  1.29 times the ceiling limit of  300 ppm.     (d) 22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposure to toluene does not exceed the ceiling concentration of 300 ppm during any part of their working exposure. This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping cones into paint containing toluene; the employee was exposed to toluene at 430.20 ppm of air over 10 minutes, approximately 1.43 times the ceiling limit of  300 ppm.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s ) were exposed to airborne concentrations of toluene and xylene listed in Table Z-1, in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 200 parts per million (ppm) and 100 ppm, respectively:                                                                                                                   (a)   22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposure to toluene does not exceed 200 parts per million (ppm) of air, as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA). This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping branches into paint containing toluene; the employee was exposed to toluene at an 8-hour TWA of 308.79 ppm of air, approximately 1.54 times the permissible exposure limit of 200 ppm. Sampling was performed for 450 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 30 minute period not sampled.         (b)   22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposure to xylene does not exceed 100 parts per million (ppm) of air, as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA). This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping branches into paint containing xylene; the employee was exposed to xylene at an 8-hour TWA of 117.32 ppm of air, approximately 1.17 times the permissible exposure limit of 100 ppm. Sampling was performed for 450 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 30 minute period not sampled.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(d): When determined by the computational formula specified in 29 CFR 1910.1000(d)(2)(i), employees were exposed to concentrations of more than one substance for which 8-hour time weighted averages are listed in Subparts Z of 29 CFR part 1910 in excess of the permissible exposure for the mixture:     (a) 22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not ensure that employee exposure to concentrations of more than one substance does not exceed the permissible exposure for the mixture of toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene. The mixture has additive toxic effects on the central nervous system and respiratory system. This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee was dipping branches into paint containing toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene. The employee was exposed to toluene at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 308.79 parts per million (ppm) of air, approximately 1.54 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 200 ppm; ethylbenzene at an 8-hour TWA of 24.99 ppm of air, approximately 0.25 times the PEL of 100 ppm; and xylene at an 8-hour TWA of 117.32 ppm of air, approximately 1.17 times the PEL of 100 ppm. The exposure concentration was approximately 2.97 times the permissible 8-hour TWA concentration for the mixture. Sampling was performed for 450 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 30 minute period not sampled.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) 22171 Highway 13 Glidden, WI; The employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to achieve compliance with the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for toluene, xylene, and the PEL for the mixture of toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene during dipping operations. This violation occurred on November 4, 2015, where the employee(s) were dipping branches and cones into a paint containing toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and various other solvents.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Throughout the facility;  The employees were not given training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area.