OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS CABINET SHOP, LLC.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $802.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    (a) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Ethanol, to conduct spray painting operations. The downstream and upstream sides of the overspray filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $802.00 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) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 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) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the exposed employees.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 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) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer did not provide a fit test to the employees prior to required initial use of the respirator.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(ii): Respirators issued to more than one employee were not cleaned and disinfected before being worn by different individuals:     (a) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employees did not clean and disinfect the 3M half face respirator prior to sharing.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer did not provide effective training as required under 1910.134(k)(1)(I)-(vii).

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $802.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Ethanol, to conduct spray painting operations. The electrical outlets powering the lights were not approved for the ignitable combustible properties of the paint vapors.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $802.00 Reduced

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) Williams Cabinet Shop, LLC.: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees were found using hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer had not developed a written chemical hazard communication program.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each of the hazardous chemicals in use.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Williams Cabinet Shop, LLC.: On or about 08/31/2016, 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.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Employees of a workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:   (a) Finishing Room: On or about 08/31/2016, and times prior, employees use paints, such as but not limited to, Sherwood HiBild Pigmented PreCat Lacquer, Lowe Gloss White, which contains Formaldehyde, to conduct spray painting operations. The employer did not determine what the employees exposure was to Formaldehyde.