OSHA Inspection: TRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS INC.

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $0 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)  On or about October 25, 2015, at the Trinity Marine facility located at 1050 Trinity Rd, Ashland City, TN, an employee was welding on the Panel line wearing a 3M tight fitting respirator and was not medically evaluated to wear it.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary.  On or about October 25, 2015, at the Trinity Marine facility located at 1050 Trinity Rd, Ashland City, TN, an employee was welding on the Panel line wearing a 3M tight fitting respirator and the employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1000(d)(1)(i): The value of E was exceeded for the 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) specified in subpart Z for the material involved.  The calculation formula  for E is as follows: E = (CaTa + CbTb + ... + CnTn)/8.    a) On or about October 25, 2015, at the Trinity Marine facility located at 1050 Trinity Rd, Ashland City, TN, an employee was welding steel plates and was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 11.1140 mg/m3 of zinc oxide which is 2 times the permissible exposure limit of 5 mg/m3.  The sample was taken over 462 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 18 minutes.  b) On or about October 25, 2015, at the Trinity Marine facility located at 1050 Trinity Rd, Ashland City, TN, an employee was welding steel plates, in the Bottoms Section, and was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust) at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of  16.9210 milligrams grams per cubic meter of air which is  1.128 times the 8 hour time weighted average PEL of 15.0 milligrams per cubic meter of air.   c) On or about October 25, 2015, at the Trinity Marine facility located at 1050 Trinity Rd, Ashland City, TN, an employee was welding steel plates, in the Bows and sterns Section, and was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust) at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of  22.2490 milligrams grams per cubic meter of air which is 1.483 times the 8 hour time weighted average PEL of 15.0 milligrams per cubic meter of air.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1000(d)(2)(i): in case of a mixture of air contaminants an employer shall compute the equivalent exposure as follows:   Em = C1/ L1 +C2/ L2+...Cn/Ln   Where: E(m) is the equivalent exposure for the mixture; C is the concentration of a particular contaminant; L is the exposure limit for that substance specified in Subpart Z of 29 CFR Part 1915.  The value of E(m) shall not exceed unity (1).  On or about October 25, 2015, at the Trinity Marine facility located at 1050 Trinity Rd, Ashland City, TN, an employee was welding and was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 11.1140 mg/m3 of zinc oxide and 0.057 mg/m3 of copper.  Inputting these results into the mixture formula gives a value of E(m) greater than 1 indicating an overexposure.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).