OSHA Inspection: RATNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,207 · Current $2,405 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    a) At the facility, on or about 9/1/2016: The employer did not select and have employees use appropriate gloves when working with Ox-Out 536 containing nitric acid to clean weld spots from sleds.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    a) At the facility, on or about 9/2/2016: The employer did not complete a written certification of the workplace hazard assessment for operations including but not limited to use of corrosive Ox-Out 536 to clean weld spots on sleds.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,604 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) At the facility, on or about 9/1/2016: The employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate eye protection such as but not limited to chemical goggles when spraying corrosive Ox-Out 536 to clean weld spots on sleds.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,203 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) At the facility, on or about 9/2/2016: The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program with elements for medical evaluations and respirator cleaning, storage and maintenance. Employees were provided with half face respirators for voluntary use.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 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 fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a) At the facility, on or about 9/2/2016: Medical evaluations were not provided to employees who voluntarily wore half face respirators.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:     a) At the facility, on or about 9/1/2016: Suitable eyewash facilities were not available at the facility where employees used corrosive Ox-Out 536 to clean weld spots on sleds.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,604 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) At the facility, on or about 9/2/2016: The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for the facility. Employees used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to corrosive Ox-Out 536.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical    a) At the facility, on or about 9/2/2016: An safety data sheet for Ox-Out 536 was not maintained in the workplace.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 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 9/1/2016: Employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to corrosive Ox-Out 536 were not provided with hazard communication training.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.