OSHA Inspection: MUNN WORKS, LLC

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined were not explosion-proof type approved for  Class I, group D locations and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations:    Location:  Spray Room    a)  The exhaust fan located in the spray room was not explosion-proof type approved for Class 1, group D locations; on or about 2/24/17.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7): Electric lamps outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated therefrom by partition(s), were not protected from mechanical injury by suitable guards or by location  Location: Spray room  a)  Fluorescent lights were within 11ft of the spray area  and were were not covered; on or about 2/24/16.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 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.       Location: Production area    a) The employer requires employees  to wear half-face negative pressure respirators when spray painting and cutting wood. The employer did not establish or implement a written respiratory protection program; on or about 2/24/16.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 13, 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 fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   Location: Production area  a) The employer requires employees to wear half-face negative pressure respirators when spray painting and cutting wood. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees before they were required to use respirators in the workplace;  on or about 2/24/16.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 13, 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)  Location: Production area  a) The employer requires employees to wear half-face negative pressure respirators when spray painting and cutting wood. The employer did not require employees to pass an appropriate (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) before they were required to use a respirator in the workplace; on or about 2/24/16.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    Location: Workplace    a) Employees work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Methylene bis(phenylisocyanate), Diisononyl phthalate and wood dust and the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program; on or about 2/4/16.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  Location: Workplace  a) Employees work with hazardous chemicals such as paints and primers  and the employer did not maintain the safety data sheets  for each hazardous chemical in the workplace; on or about 2/4/16.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.   Location: Workplace  a) Employees work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Methylene bis(phenylisocyanate), Diisononyl phthalate and wood dust and the employer did not provide hazard communication training; on or about 2/4/16.