OSHA Inspection: AIRCO PLATING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0686

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:    On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide an emergency shower near dip tanks where employees would be exposed to corrosive chemicals such as, but not limited to chromic acid.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 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:    On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, employees working with chromic acid were not provided a medical examination as required by the standard.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0686

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    On or about 04/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide face protection near dip tanks where employees would be exposed to corrosive chemicals such as, but not limited to chromic acid.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances C142

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(g)(2)(i): Where respiratory protection was required for protection against cadmium, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1027 to use a respirator:    On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not implement a respirator program for employees over-exposed to the cadmium action level.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 Reduced

Hazardous substances C142

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who were or potentially were exposed to cadmium at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year (twelve consecutive months):    On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not implement a medical surveillance program for employees over-exposed to the cadmium action level.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(i)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that bags or containers of contaminated protective clothing and equipment that were to be taken out of change rooms or the workplace for laundering, cleaning, maintenance or disposal bore labels in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1027(m):  On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer had not labeled the bags of clothing taken by a laundering contractor. The bags of clothing were contaminated with cadmium from the electroplating process conducted at the facility.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $340 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program for all chemicals used in the electroplating processes performed at the facility.

Issued

Jun 7, 2016

Abate by

Jul 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  On or about 4/13/16, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not label several dip tanks used in the electroplating processes performed at the facility.