OSHA Inspection: FABRICATED COMPONENTS, INC

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,964 · Current $1,473 Reduced

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) Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric half mask while powder coating and 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, on or about 1-20-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 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 employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was required to wear the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Employees was required to wear a a 3M elastomeric half mask respirator while powder coating and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator,  before the employee wore the respirator in the workplace, on or about 1-20-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 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) Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric half mask while powder coating and the employees were not fit tested, on or about 1-20-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric half mask while powder coating and an employee had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face, on or about 1-20-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a)  Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric half mask while powder coating and training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, on or about 1-20-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,618 · Current $1,964 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  (a) Employees in the powder coating area use Titrating Solution 20 which is a corrosive and splash goggles were not required, on or about 1-20-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a.)  Employees in the powder coating area use Titrating Solution 20 which is a corrosive and the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), on or about 1-20-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.) Employees were exposed to Titrating Solution 20 which contains sulfuric acid and they were not trained on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, on or about 1-20-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):  a.) Employees use the Titrating Solution 20 which contains sulfuric acid and the secondary container did not have a hazard warning on the label, on or about 1-20-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED