OSHA Inspection: HI-TECH PLATING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

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

Hazardous substances 1430

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards were not guarded with a standard railing and toe board.      a.) Hi -Tech Plating Company, Inc.  - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto, walkways, surrounding the muriatic acid dip tank, were not equipped with devices to prevent employees from falling into the tank.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 068614301860

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): Employees who  worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping and coating operation:         a.) Chrome shop - on or about February 18, 2016, and times prior thereto: Company employees worked with or around corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, Chromic Acid and Muriatic Acid. Facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not available to employees conducting dipping and plating operations.       b.) Nickel shop - on or about February 18, 2016, and times prior thereto: Company employees worked with or around corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, Muriatic Acid and Nitric Acid. Facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not available to employees conducting dipping and plating operations.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0686

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(h)(4): Employees working with chromic acid were not provided with periodic examinations of their exposed body parts, especially their nostrils:      a.) Hi-Tech Plating Company, Inc.  - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto: Company employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Chromic Acid during dipping and plating operations.  Employees were not provided with periodic examinations of their exposed body parts and nostrils.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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) Hi-Tech Plating Company, Inc. - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees voluntarily utilizing 3M 6897 tight-fitting, air purifying respirators, during tank cleaning operations, had not been provided medical evaluations to determine if they were medically able to wear such respirators.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   a) Hi-Tech Plating Company, Inc. - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees voluntarily utilized 3M 6897 tight-fitting, air purifying respirators, during tank cleaning operations. The employer had not developed and implemented a worksite specific written Respiratory Protection Program for voluntary users.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jul 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:   a) Hi-Tech Plating Company, Inc. - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees voluntarily utilizing 3M 6897 tight-fitting, air purifying respirators, during tank cleaning, were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jul 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06861430A614

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:    a.) Hi-Tech Plating Company, Inc.  - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto: Company employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Chromic Acid, Hydrogen Chloride, and Ammonium Hydroxide.  Employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06861430

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:      a.) Chrome shop - on or about February 18, 2016, a tank of Muriatic Acid was not labeled with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06861430

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:   a.) Chrome shop - on or about February 18, 2016, tanks of Chromic Acid and Muriatic Acid were not labeled with the hazards of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.    b.) Nickel shop - on or about February 18, 2016, tanks of Nickel Sulfate and Nitric Acid were not labeled with the hazards of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jul 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06861430A614

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.) Hi-Tech Plating Company, Inc.  - On or about February 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto: Company employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Chromic Acid, Hydrogen Chloride, and Ammonium Hydroxide.  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazards of the chemicals in the work area.