OSHA Inspection: BONNER INDUSTRIES, LLC

Issued

Mar 30, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   a) At the facility - The employer failed to send certification that Citation 1, Items 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e that had abatement dates of 1/12/2017; Citation 1, Item 2, and Citation 1, Item 3a, 3b, and 3c that had abatement dates of 12/20/2017 had been abated.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138

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) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, the employer did not implement a written Respiratory Protection Program for employees that were required to wear a supplied air respirator during sand blasting operations, exposing employees to respiratory irritation and dermatitis.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, an employee was required to wear a supplied air respirator that was not NIOSH--certified while performing sand blasting operations, exposing employees to respiratory irritation and dermatitis.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, the employer did not evaluate the exposure levels for employees that were required to wear a supplied air respirator while performing sand blasting operations, exposing employees to respiratory irritation and dermatitis.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

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:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, the employer failed to provide medical evaluations for employees required to wear a supplied air respirator while performing sand blasting operations, exposing employees to respiratory irritation and dermatitis.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(6): For compressors that are not oil-lubricated, the employer did not ensure that carbon monoxide levels in the breathing air did not exceed 10 ppm:   a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, the employer did not ensure that carbon monoxide levels in the breathing air did not exceed 10 ppm for employees that were required to wear a supplied air respirator while performing sand blasting operations, exposing employees to respiratory irritation and dermatitis.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(b): Abrasive blast cleaning nozzle(s) were not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open manually:  a) At the facility, on or about July 6, 2016 and at times prior to, the manual abrasive blasting nozzle was not equipped  with an operating valve which had to be held open manually (i.e. dead-man switch), exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138

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) At the facility - On or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, the employer did not develop, implement and/or maintain a written hazard communication program for employees that were handling/working with chemicals such as, but not limited to blasting sand containing silica and gasoline, exposing employees to safety and health hazards.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) At the facility - On or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, safety data sheets were not maintained and available for all the chemicals used onsite such as, but not limited to blasting sand containing silica and gasoline, exposing employees to safety and health hazards.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 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:  a) At the facility - On or about and at times prior to July 6, 2016, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to blasting sand containing silica and gasoline, exposing employees to safety and health hazards.