OSHA Inspection: ALBRIGHT PRECISION INC

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,385 · Current $1,789 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  (a) The Toyota powered industrial truck (serial #61423) did not have a working horn and was not taken out of service, on or about 8-10-16.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED-CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,806 · Current $2,105 Reduced

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) Employees were required to wear a 3M disposable N-95 dust mask while spraying powder coating and 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, on or about 8-10-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Abate by

Nov 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) Employees were required to wear a 3M disposable N-95 dust mask mask while powder coating and the employees were not fit tested, on or about 8-10-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 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 required to wear the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Employees were required to wear a 3M disposable N-95 half mask respirator while powder coating and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator,  before the employee wore the respirator in the workplace, on or about 8-10-16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) Employees were required to wear a 3M disposable N-95 dust mask while powder coating, and training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, on or about 8-10--16.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  (a) A powder coater wore a 3M disposable N-95 dust mask and had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face, on or about 8-10-16.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,385 · Current $1,789 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) Employees use corrosive chemicals, designated as Stage 1 and Stage 3, to test the wash water via pipetting and did not wear splash goggles, on or about 8-10-16.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED-CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION

Issued

Sep 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): 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 information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):  a.) Chemicals used to test the wash water via pipetting were only labeled with "Stage 1" and "Stage 3" and did not contain the chemical name and hazard warning on the label, on or about 8-10-16.  b.) The Pro safe spray bottle of oil did not contain the chemical name and hazard warning on the label, on or about 8-10-16.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED-CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION