OSHA Inspection: CHAPARRAL BOATS INC.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 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)  In the Plant 1 and 3 Cutting/Grinding areas, or about February 16, 2016 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees who were required to wear N95 filtering face pieces while cutting and grinding on fiberglass boat hulls and decks, resulting in a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  In the Plant 1 and 3 Cutting/Grinding areas, or about February 16, 2016 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide fit tests for employees who were required to wear N95 filtering face pieces while cutting and grinding on fiberglass boat hulls and decks, resulting in a respiratory hazard from airborne concentrations:  (i)  In the Plant 3 cutting/grinding area, on or about March 2, 2016, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat hulls was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 60.4 mg/m3, which is approximately 4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for Particulate Not Otherwise Regulated total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 369 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 111 minutes not sampled.  (ii)  In the Plant 1 cutting/grinding area, on or about February 19, 2016, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat decks was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 47.8 mg/m3, which is approximately 3.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for Particulate Not Otherwise Regulated total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 307 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 173 minutes not sampled.  (iii)  In the Plant 3 cutting/grinding area, on or about March 2, 2016, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat decks was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 37.4 mg/m3, which is approximately 2.5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for Particulate Not Otherwise Regulated total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 379 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 101 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

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):    On March 2, 2016 and at times prior to, employees working in Plant 1 and 3 cutting/grinding areas were overexposed to airborne particulates (see Citation 2, Item 1).  General methods of control applicable in these circumstances include, but are not limited to the following:     1. Reevaluate the efficacy of the ventilation provided for Plant 1 and 3 cutting/grinding areas.  Ensure that the ventilation meets or exceeds the most current recommendations outlined in the Handbook of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).    2. Research administrative controls to reduce the amount of airborne particulates released into the work environment.  This may include the use of hand tools with "point of generation" controls or repositioning the hulls/decks for optimal air flow to reduce the level of airborne particulates.    Disclaimers:  1. The employer is not limited to the abatement methods suggested by OSHA;  2. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases; and  3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an effective abatement.      Abatement Schedule:    STEP 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposures to within permissible exposure limits.      STEP 2:  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering measures to control employee exposures 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 abatement dates required by this citation:      1. Evaluation of engineering control options;  2. Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;  3. Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; and  4. Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.    NOTE: All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.      STEP 3:   Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.                 Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:  STEP-1    July 14, 2016             Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:  STEP-2    July 28, 2016             Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:  STEP-3    September 15, 2016

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $35000.00 · Current $21000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, exceeded the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table:    (a)  In the Plant 3 cutting/grinding area, on or about March 2, 2016, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat hulls was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 60.4 mg/m3, which is approximately 4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for Particulate Not Otherwise Regulated total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 369 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 111 minutes not sampled.    (b)  In the Plant 1 cutting/grinding area, on or about February 19, 2016, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat decks was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 47.8 mg/m3, which is approximately 3.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for Particulate Not Otherwise Regulated total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 307 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 173 minutes not sampled.    (c)  In the Plant 3 cutting/grinding area, on or about March 2, 2016, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat decks was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 37.4 mg/m3, which is approximately 2.5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for Particulate Not Otherwise Regulated total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 379 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 101 minutes not sampled.    Chaparral Boats, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 918042, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on January 7, 2014, with respect to the same workplace.