OSHA Inspection: ARCHITECTURAL WOOD, LLC

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

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:    (a) Finishing Area: On or about June 08, 2016, and times prior, employees were required to use half face respirators, such as but not limited to, 3M brand half face negative pressure air purifying respirators during spray painting White Conversion Varnish, which contains Formaldehyde. The employer did not conduct a medical evaluation on the employees.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    (a) Finishing Area: On or about June 08, 2016, and times prior, employees were required to use half face respirators, such as but not limited to, 3M brand half face negative pressure air purifying respirators during spray painting White Conversion Varnish, which contains Formaldehyde. The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program for the employees.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    (a) Finishing Area: On or about June 08, 2016, and times prior, employees were required to use half face respirators, such as but not limited to, 3M brand half face negative pressure air purifying respirators during spray painting White Conversion Varnish, which contains Formaldehyde. The employer did not conduct a fit test on the employees.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:    (a) Finishing Area: On or about June 08, 2016, and times prior, employees were required to use half face respirators, such as but not limited to, 3M brand half face negative pressure air purifying respirators during spray painting White Conversion Varnish, which contains Formaldehyde. The employees respirators were not maintained in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):    (a) Finishing Area: On or about June 08, 2016, and times prior, employees were required to use half face respirators, such as but not limited to, 3M brand half face negative pressure air purifying respirators during spray painting White Conversion Varnish, which contains Formaldehyde. The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii).

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $4,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii): An energy isolating device that was capable of being locked out, did not utilize a lockout device, which rendered the machine or equipment inoperative.    (a) Fabrication Area: On or about June 01, 2016, and times prior, the electrical disconnect for the Shop Bot milling machine, 220 Volt three phase, was not locked out while the employee changed the milling bit.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:    (a) Fabrication Area: On or about June 01, 2016, and times prior, an employee conducts energy control procedures on equipment such as the Shop Bot milling machine, 220 Volt three phase, prior to changing out the milling bit. The employer has not conducted a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    (a) Fabrication Area: On or about June 01, 2016, and times prior, the electrical disconnect for the Shop Bot milling machine, 220 Volt three phase, was blocked by a dust collector and various fabricated wood materials preventing employee access.

Issued

Sep 13, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    (a) Architectural Wood, LLC: On or about June 8, 2016, and times prior, the employer did not provide training to the employees on the new SDS (safety data sheets) and label formats on materials used.