OSHA Inspection: TRIKEENAN TILEWORKS

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5432.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: A personal protective equipment assessment was not performed for employees including, but not limited to, those exposed to skin sensitization hazards from scooping out barrels of bronze glaze containing cobalt oxide and manganese dioxide.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:(    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: Gauntlet gloves were not provided for employees scooping out barrels of bronze glaze containing cobalt oxide and manganese dioxide.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $2750.00 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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: A written respirator program was not developed for employees  such as mixers, glazers and laboratory personnel that wear air purifying half face cartridge type respirators to protect against exposure to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, crystalline quartz (silica).    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.    The written program must include information on:      1) workplace respirator selection and use,      2) employee medical evaluations      3) fit-testing procedures      4) routine respirator use and in reasonably foreseeable emergencies      5) respirator cleaning, disinfecting, storing, maintaining, repairing and discarding       6) employee training,      7) regularly evaluating effectiveness of the program.

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: Air monitoring or some other reasonable estimate of exposure was not performed to evaluate exposure of employees  such as mixers, glazers and laboratory personnel that wear air purifying half face cartridge type respirators to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, crystalline quartz (silica).  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: Medical evaluations were not provided  for employees such as mixers, glazers and laboratory personnel that wear air purifying half face cartridge type respirators to protect against exposure to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, crystalline quartz (silica).  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: No training program was provided for such as mixers, glazers and laboratory personnel that wear air purifying half face cartridge type respirators to protect against exposure to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, crystalline quartz (silica).  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.  The training program must include information on:     1) proper fit usage, and maintenance of respirators     2) limitations and capabilities of respirators     3) effective use of respirators in emergency situations.     4) inspection procedures for respirators.     5) procedures for storing and maintaining of respirators      6) recognition of medical signs and symptoms preventing effective respirator use.     7) general requirements of respirator standard including, but not limited to medical evaluation requirements

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7243.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/8/16: Energy control procedures were not developed and documented for maintenance and affected employees that work on equipment with multiple energy sources including, but not limited to, kiln ovens that operate on electrical energy and natural gas.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5432.00 · Current $1000.00 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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: A written hazard communication program was neither  implemented nor developed for employees  such as mixers, glazers and laboratory personnel that are exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, irritants such as bronze SI glaze containing manganese dioxide and respiratory hazards in glazes and additives containing silica.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.    The written program must include:     1) information on labeling of containers     2) procedures for maintaining and obtaining Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)     3) information and training procedures for employees working with hazardous chemicals.     4) list of hazardous chemicals to be cross references with available SDSs

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(I) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):   a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/20/16: Labeling of containers with hazard warning or an acceptable alternative was not used for stating hazard warnings on over 107 fifty-five gallon drums of glazes made in-house.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/21/16: Safety data sheets were not available for Tile, Stone and Grout Sealer, manufactured by Miracle Sealants nor for Grout and Tile Sealer distributed by Custom Building Products.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/12/16: Information and training on the hazards of chemicals with which they work was not provided for employees  such as mixers, glazers and laboratory personnel that are exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, bronze SI glaze containing manganese dioxide and other glazes containing silica.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.         a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/8/16: The injury to the elbow of a spray glazer incurring restricted work activity was not recorded on the log of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA 300 logs) for the calendar year 2016.        Abatement Certification and Documentation is required