OSHA Inspection: POOK, DIEMONT & OHL INC.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6236.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent):    a)  Production Area:   Employees were exposed to a fall hazard as they retrieved various materials from an elevated storage area that was not guarded by standard railing (or equivalent); on or about 8/3/16.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2000.00 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) Production Areas:  Two employees who performed welding on mild steel and aluminum parts used powered air purifying respirators and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program; on or about 8/3/16.    b) Production Areas:  Employees performing spray painting were required to use P95 filtering facepiece respirators or half-face air purifying respirator with combination P100 filters with organic vapor cartridges and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program; on or about 8/3/16.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Welding Areas:   Two employees who performed welding on mild steel and aluminum parts used powered air purifying respirators and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the ability of those employees to use respiratory protection; on o r about 8/3/16.    b) Spray Painting Area:   Employees performing spray painting were required to use either P95 filtering facepiece respirators or half-face air purifying respirator with combination P100 filters with organic vapor cartridges and the employer did not  provide a medical evaluation to determine the ability of those employees to use respiratory protection; on or about 8/3/16.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Welding Areas:   Two employees who performed welding on mild steel and aluminum parts used powered air purifying respirators and the employer did not provide fit testing prior to initial use; on or about 8/3/16.    b) Spray Painting Area:   Employees performing spray painting were required to use either P95 filtering facepiece respirators or half-face air purifying respirators with combination P100 filters with organic vapor cartridges and the employer did not provide fit testing prior to initial use; on or about 8/3/16.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used to enclose the welding operation:    a)  Production Areas:   The MIG welding operations were not enclosed by flameproof screens or shields and workers adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate eye protection (e.g., shaded goggles or equivalent); on or about 9/28/16.