OSHA Inspection: AIR-FLO MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,590 · Current $3,443 Reduced

Hazardous substances 073116202610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(d)(2)(i): An employee was exposed to Copper Fume; Manganese Fume and Zinc Oxide Fume listed in the Z tables in excess of the cumulative exposure limit:  a)  Shop Floor, on or about 1/5/16: An employee working as a welder, welding truck floor bodies was exposed to 111.8% of the PEL to mixture formula of Copper Fume; Manganese Fume and Zinc Oxide Fume.  The sampling period was for 374 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 106 minutes not sampled. Employee was wearing a half mask air purifying respirator with a P100 Filter.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 073116202610

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)  Shop Floor,  on or about 1/5/16: Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure to Copper Fume; Manganese Fume and Zinc Oxide Fume below the mixture formula. Employee exposure as referenced in Citation 1 Item 2a.    EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ABATMENT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:  1. Provide improved local exhaust ventilation at point of operation  2. Train employees on methods to avoid unnecessary exposure   3. Continue with the respiratory program. Ensure employees are aware of how to wear respirator, no facial hair permitted and maintain their respirators properly.  4. Conduct air monitoring after any changes have been made to determine if improvements have been made.  ABATEMENT WILL BE MULTI-STEP AS FOLLOWS:     Step 1:Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:  (30 days)    (1)Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options    (2)Evaluation to be conducted by a qualified person such as a certified industrial hygienist and/or licensed mechanical professional engineer.    (3)Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design    (4)Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures    (5)Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of control measures     Step 2: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  (90 Days)

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,721 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): When voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section:   a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 12/14/15: Employer allowed voluntary use of dust masks and had not supplied employees with Appendix D of the respirator standard.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)  Welding Area, on or about 12/16/15: Employees who wore half face air purifying respirators had not been provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,721 Reduced

General-duty citation text

9 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:     a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 12/16/15: No periodic inspection was conducted of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedures and requirements of the standard were being followed. Employees perform servicing and/or maintenance on various machinery or equipment including but not limited to: Plasma Cutter.