OSHA Inspection: TALCO WOODCRAFTERS INC

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    (a) The employer did not administer a hearing conservation program for a production employee who was exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 dBA.  In the production area, an employee using various equipment during the manufacture of baseball bats was exposed to noise levels at 93.04% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 93.04% is approximately 89.4 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 469 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 11 minutes.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    (a) In the production area, protective equipment for the face, neck, and arms was not provided or used by an employee exposed to skin irritation during sanding of fiberglass baseball bats.     (b) Near the paint area, chemical protective gloves were not used by an employee exposed to skin contact and absorption hazards from butyl cellosolve during application of logos.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

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:    (a) The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures and elements such as medical evaluations, fit testing, and training, for employees wearing respirators during production and spray coating operations.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a) In the production area, an employee who worked with FibreGlast epoxy hardener, an injurious corrosive material, was not provided with a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated, total dust, listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter:     (a) In the production area, an employee was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust) at an airborne concentration of 16 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of air, approximately 1.06 times the permissible exposure limit of 15 mg/m3.  Sampling was performed for 474 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 6 minutes.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):    (a) In the production area, administrative or engineering controls were not used to achieve compliance with the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust).  An employee was exposed at an airborne concentration of 16 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of air, approximately 1.06 times the PEL of 15 mg/m3.  Sampling was performed for 474 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 6 minutes.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

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) The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals including various lacquers, hardeners, resin, primer, thinner, and wood dust.