OSHA Inspection: LEA-DON ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Oct 4, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $2,138 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  On or about April 6, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not establish an audiometric testing program for employees performing auto-body repair using hand tools, who were exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 90.39% or the equivalent sound level of approximately 89.2 dBA during the sampling period of 387 minutes; exposure calculations included a zero (0) increment for the 93 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Oct 4, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 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:  On or about June 3, 2015, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees who wear tight-fitting respirators to sand vehicle surfaces during autobody repair operations.

Issued

Oct 4, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer:  On or about April 63, 2016, the employer did not provide the information in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators while performing autobody repairs.

Issued

Oct 4, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about April 6, 2016, the employer did not implement and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees who sand vehicle surfaces and apply paints and adhesives during autobody repair operations, where hazardous chemical products such as, Evercoat Rage (Styrene) and OMNI MH167 (Isocyanides).

Issued

Oct 4, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 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:  On or about May 27, 2015, the employer did not provide effective information about hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, silica and isocyanates, and training to employees who perform autobody repair.