OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE US AUTO INC.

Issued

Apr 19, 2017

Abate by

Apr 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  Citation 1 Item 1:  29 CFR 1903.19(c) Abatement certification was not provided by the employer.  Citation 1 Item 2 a:  29 CFR 1903.19(c) Abatement certification was not provided by the employer.  Citation 1 Item 2 b:  29 CFR 1903.19(c) Abatement certification was not provided by the employer.  Citation 1 Item 3 a:  29 CFR 1903.19(c) Abatement certification was not provided by the employer.  Citation 1 Item 3 a:  29 CFR 1903.19(d) Abatement documentation was not provided by the employer.  Citation 1 Item 3 b:  29 CFR 1903.19(c) Abatement certification was not provided by the employer.

Issued

Feb 15, 2017

Abate by

Mar 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) was less than 100 linear feet per minute:  On or about September 12, 2016 in the spray booth, an employee was exposed chemical vapors and mists while painting inside the spray booth when the blower motor was not operational.

Issued

Feb 15, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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:    On or about September 12, 2016 in the spray area, an employee was exposed to respiratory hazards while wearing a 3M half face respirator without being medically evaluated.

Issued

Feb 15, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about September 12, 2016 in the spray area, an employee was exposed to respiratory hazards while spray painting cars without being provided advisory information.

Issued

Feb 15, 2017

Abate by

Mar 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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:     On or about September 12, 2016 in the paint area, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while painting, buffing and sanding cars without the employer having a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Feb 15, 2017

Abate by

Mar 14, 2017

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:  On or about September 12, 2016 in the paint area, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while painting, buffing and sanding cars without the employer having provided information and training on the hazardous chemicals in the work area.