OSHA Inspection: GARTNER COATINGS, INC.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:        At the Garnet building; employer did  not ensure the passageway was clean of debris, such as but not limited to garnet powder and air hoses, exposing employees to trip hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):        In Building #2; employer did not assess the workplace for hazards of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) or necessitate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), exposing employees to inhalation and contact hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.132(e): Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used:        a)  On April 19, 2016 and times prior to, between buildings #2 and #3; employees used a damaged hood, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.        b)  On May 20, 2016 and times prior to, inside building #2; employees used a damaged coverall, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iii): The compressor's sorbent bed and filters were not maintained and replaced or refurbished periodically as instructed by the manufacturer:        At this facility, in the blasting and paint booth; the Air System International filters for the supply of breathing air were not maintained, exposing employees to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:        a) On March 23, 2016 and times prior and there to, at Tent #1; employer did not have an effective means of informing employees of a permit space, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.        b) On April 19, 2016 and times prior and there to, between Building 2 and Building 3; employer did not have an effective means of informing employees of a permit space, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry:        On or about March 23, 2016; employer did not implement emergency services for an injured employee, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:        At this facility and times prior and there to; untrained employees entered permit required confined space, exposing employees to inhalation and struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.146(i)(4): The employer did not ensure that each attendant remained outside the permit space during entry apparitions until relieved by another attendant: When the employer's permit entry program allows attendant entry for rescue, attendants may enter a permit space to attempt a rescue if they have been trained and equipped for rescue operations as required by 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1) and if they have been relieved:        On March 23, 2016, and times prior and thereto, at tent #1, rear of the facility; employees conducted permit required confined space without an attendant, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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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)  At building #1; employees used corrosive chemicals and were not provided with an eyewash station, exposing employees to inhalation and contact hazards.        b)  At building #2; employees used corrosive chemicals and were not provided with an eyewash station, exposing employees to inhalation and contact hazards.        c)  At the Wash building; employees used corrosive chemicals and were not provided with an eyewash station, exposing employees to burn hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition:        At the Wash bay; a portable fire extinguisher was not fully charged, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a forklift:        At this facility; the employer did not ensure employees were trained to operate forklifts, exposing employees to struck by and crush by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5): The rated load of crane(s) was not plainly marked on each side of the crane:        At Building #1 next to the dipping tank, employees operated a CM Shopstar mobile overhead gantry crane with the rated load not marked, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions:      At building #1, next to the dipping tank;  pendant control of a CM Shopstar mobile overhead gantry crane was not clearly marked, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed:      At Building #1, next to paint booth #2; employer did not conduct a daily inspection the hooks of a Jet 1 ton overhead gantry crane, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9): Synthetic web sling was not immediately removed from service for having snags, cuts and tears:        At the bundling #2; employees used a defective polyester sling, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:        At the northwest side of building #3, employer did not ensure the Emerson air compressor, model#: R069, was guarded, exposing employees to caught in hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(a): The conductors and/or equipment required or permitted by this subpart were not approved:        At building #1, next to the dipping tank; employer did not ensure the surge protector was approved for industrial use, exposing employee to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:        a) At the northeast side of the Garnet building; employees used a electrical panel with an unused opening, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        b) At the northwest side of the Garnet building; employees used an electrical outlet with an unused opening, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        c) At the east side of the Garnet booth; employees used an outlet with an unused opening, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        d) At the south end of the Garnet booth; employees exposed to unused opening, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        e) At the northeast side of the Garnet building; employees used an electrical panel box with an unused opening, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was not suitable for the location:        a) At building #1, next to the dipping tank; an outlet was not designed for a wet damp location, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        b) At building #1, next to the dipping tank; a surge protector was not designed for a wet damp location, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:        a) At Tent #1, employer did not ensure temporary lightning was intrinsically safe, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        b) At Tent #1, employer did not ensure an electrical power cord was intrinsically safe, exposing employees to electrical hazards.        c) At Building 2, employer did not ensure a drop light was intrinsically safe, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $42,000 · Current $21,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:        OSHA was not notified until twenty seven days after the hospitalization of an employee.