OSHA Inspection: KEVIN DANIELS PAINTING, INC.

Issued

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On January 26, 2016, Kevin Daniels Painting, Inc. was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.    Citation 1 Item 1 and, b.    Citation 1 Item 2 and,  c.    Citation 1 Item 3a - 3d and, d.    Citation 1 Item 4a & b and, e.    Citation 1 Item 5 and, f.    Citation 1 Item 6a - 6c and g.    Citation 2 Item 1 and  h.    Citation 2 Item 2.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:    Employees moving paint cans and pails were exposed to struck-by hazards and falls to the same level in the following areas:    a) at the South side of the shop, inside the stain storage room, and paint cans were stored across the walkways.    b) at the South side of the shop, at the paint storage pile, where 5-gallon pails of paint were stacked in a 13-feet deep pyramid with the highest point 14-feet high, 12-feet wide.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exits routes were not maintained to provide free and unobstructed access.    Employees were exposed to burn and smoke inhalation hazards and the egress door on the Southwest side of the shop did not operate freely and stuck at the jam and threshold:    a) one lower hinge securing the door to the frame was not attached; and    b) middle hinge securing the door to the frame was pulled from the door and jamb.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer failed to have a written respiratory protection program in place for employees required to utilize respirators in the performance of their job tasks.    Employees used a tight-fitting half-mask respirator when spray painting wood in the shop and the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Employees painted wood in the shop and wore tight-fitting half-mask respirators equipped with organic vapor cartridges and did not have a medical evaluation prior to use of the respirator.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 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, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:   The employer did not provide an annual fit test for the painters who wore tight-fitting half-mask respirators equipped with organic vapor cartridges.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  Employees exposed to hazardous paints and solvents wore a tight-fitting respirator equipped with organic vapor cartridges and the employer did not prohibit employees with facial hair that interfered with the seal of the respirator from using a tight fitting respirator.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    The employer provided Class ABC portable fire extinguishers in the shop and did not ensure they were inspected at least monthly.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  The employer provided Class ABC portable fire extinguishers in the shop and did not perform an annual maintenance check.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, based on the mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided:    Employees used a flexible cord to power a fan at the east side of the shop by the office door and the flexible cord had splices held together with wire nuts and the inner wiring was exposed.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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:    The employees engaged in painting were exposed to hazardous chemicals including paints, stains, lacquers, and solvents and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program with at least a description of how the criteria for the following requirements would be met by the company:    a) use of labels and other forms of warning,  b) access to safety data sheets,  c) provision of hazardous chemical information and training to employees,  d) maintenance of an updated list of hazardous chemicals present at the facility,   e) methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks and hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  f) methods the employer will use to inform other employers on-site on their  precautionary measures to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies, the labeling system used in the workplace and to provide other employers on-site access to safety data sheets.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each shift for chemicals used:   The employer did not have safety data sheets for 6-500 Speedhide Enamel Latex Interior Semi-Gloss Multi-Purpose Interior/Exterior Latex Primer White readily accessible for the employees in their work area when the chemicals were used.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 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:  Employees clean equipment with solvent (mineral spirits) and painted coatings onto wood containing hazardous chemicals (titanium dioxide, kaolin, epichlorohydrin-mercaptoethanol) and the employer did not provide information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area and the pictograms.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $490.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not maintain an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent:    The employer did not maintain and OSHA 300A Summary of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses for 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Issued

2016-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  The employer did not evaluate, develop and document a suitable personal protective equipment hazard assessment for the painting tasks performed, nor did they complete a written certification that included the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.