OSHA Inspection: CLINE MACHINE, INC.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0691073115201620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:       On or about December 16, 2015, welding shop, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with work-site specific procedures for employees who were required to wear half mask elastomeric respirators for welding operations which exposes employees to health hazards including, but not limited to chromium (VI), copper, manganese, and iron.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689073115201620

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:    On or about December 16, 2015, welding shop, respirator medical evaluations were not provided to employees who used half mask elastomeric respirators with P100 filters for welding operations which exposes employees to health hazards including, but not limited to chromium (VI), copper, manganese, and iron.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689073115201620

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 December 16, 2015, welding shop, effective respiratory protection training was not provided to employees who used half mask elastomeric respirators with P100 filters for welding operations which exposes employees to health hazards including, but not limited to chromium (VI), copper, manganese, and iron.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689073115201620

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:   On or about December 16, 2015, welding shop, an employee who used a half mask elastomeric respirator with P100 filters for welding had facial hair between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face which exposes the employee to health hazards including, but not limited to chromium (VI), copper, manganese, and iron.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 16201840

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:     On or about December 16, 2015, welding shop, a metal shelf where a microwave was present for heating food, was not kept clean of metal dusts including, but not limited to manganese, molybdenum, nickel, copper, iron, chromium, and nickel which exposes employees to toxic chemicals.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(5): The employer does not ensure that employees do not eat, drink, smoke, chew tobacco or gum, or apply cosmetics in regulated areas, or in areas where skin or eye contact with chromium (VI) occurs; or carry the products associated with these activities, or store such products in these areas.    On or about December 17, 2015, welding shop, the employer did not ensure beverage was not consumed at a manual welding station where an employee was exposed to air borne chromium (VI) during welding operations.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:       On or about December 17, 2015, welding shop, portable fire extinguishers were not readily accessible to employees who did welding, exposing employees to fire hazards:    a.  A portable fire extinguisher concealed by an office door was not mounted, located, and identified    b.  A portable fire extinguisher that was mounted was not identified

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(1)(i): When the object to be welded or cut could not be readily moved, all movable fire hazards in the vicinity were not taken to a safe place:    On or about December 17, 2015, welding shop, welding operations were done at manual welding stations where fiberboard cylinders, cardboard, wood pallets, and/or a can of lubricating oil were within 35 feet which exposes employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):       On or about December 16, 2015, welding shop, the employer did not determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) during welding operations.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:     On or about December 16, 2015, welding shop, the employer did not provide hazard communication training which included Chromium (VI) health effects and Chromium (VI) engineering controls, and did not ensure employees demonstrated knowledge of the contents of 29 CFR 1910.1026 and the purpose and description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (k) of 29 CFR 1910.1026.  Employees worked where chromium containing metals were used in welding operations which exposes employees to Chromium (VI).

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.    On or about December 16, 2015, storage area above the break room in the welding shop, floor loads approved by the building official were not marked on a conspicuously posted plate.  Employees were potentially exposed employees to struck by hazards from floor over loading.