OSHA Inspection: GENERAL METAL COMPANY INC

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2440

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) Powder Coating Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, the employer is requiring the use of N95 Particulate Respirators for employees performing powder coating operations without establishing a written respiratory protection program as required by this section.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2440

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) Powder Coating Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, the employer is requiring the use of N95 Particulate Respirators for employees performing powder coating operations without providing medical evaluations to the employees prior to their initial respirator use.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a) Powder Coating Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, the employer is requiring the use of N95 Particulate Respirators for employees performing powder coating operations without conducting qualitative or quantitative fit testing for the employees prior to their initial respirator use.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2440

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:    a) Powder Coating Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, the employer is requiring the use of N95 Particulate Respirators for employees performing powder coating operations, but the employer did not provide effective training to employees prior to their initial respirator use.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Feb 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a) Production Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, employees are performing hazardous energy control on production equipment, but a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures has not been conducted in the last 12 months to ensure that procedures and related requirements were being followed.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Feb 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  a) Production Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, employees were working in the production work area where hazardous energy control methods and hardware were during energized system maintenance, but affected employees had not been instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, and flying chips.    a) Production Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, an employee was operating an Amada Press brake without an effective means of point of operation guarding.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Feb 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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) Powder Coating Work Area: On or about November 23, 2015, employees used industrial chemcials to include, but not limited to, Tiger Drylac and Interpon 600 during production operations, but the employer had 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.