OSHA Inspection: LAKE ERIE SHIP REPAIR AND FABRICATION, LLC.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:    On October 12, 2016, the blaster was exposed to continuous noise levels at 164.6% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 405 minute sampling period.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 75 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    a) On October 12, 2016, the blaster was exposed to continuous noise levels at 175.7% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 405 minute sampling period.   Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 75 minutes not sampled.     b) On October 12, 2016, the welder was exposed to continuous noise levels at 138.3% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 398 minute sampling period.   Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 82 minutes not sampled.     c) On October 12, 2016, the welder was exposed to continuous noise levels at 82.8% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 419 minute sampling period.   Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 61 minutes not sampled. 89.7

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(vi): The written program did not contain procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators:    On or about September 13, 2016, the employer did not ensure the written respiratory protection program contained procedures to ensure the supplied air respirator connected to an air compressor was supplying adequate grade D air.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

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:    On or September 12, 2016, employees were required to wear respiratory protection while shot blasting and have not received a medical evaluation.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):  On or about September 12, 2016, employees were required to wear respiratory protection while shot blasting. Employees have not received respiratory protection training in accordance with the standard.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii): Compressed breathing air shall meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air described in ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification for Air, G-7.1-1989, to include:     (A): Oxygen content (v/v) of 19.5-23.5%;   (B): Hydrocarbon (condensed) content of 5 milligrams per cubic meter of air or less;   (C): Carbon monoxide (CO) content of 10 ppm or less;   (D): Carbon dioxide content of 1,000 ppm or less; and   (E): Lack of noticeable odor.    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not ensure the compressed breathing air supplied to a supply air respirator met the requirements set forth in the ANSI Specifications used by the shot blasters.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv): The employer did not ensure that the person authorized to perform the necessary sorbent bed and filter changes filled out a tag indicating by the signature and date that maintenance changes were performed:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not complete the maintenance tag on the sorbent bed with the date filter changes were performed.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): For oil-lubricated compressors, the employer shall use a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm, or both, to monitor carbon monoxide levels. If only high-temperature alarms are used, the air supply shall be monitored at intervals sufficient to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air from exceeding 10 ppm:    On or about September 12, 2016, the company's oil-lubricated compressor did not have a carbon monoxide alarm on the supplied air being provided to the shot blaster.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(8): Breathing air couplings were not incompatible with other gas systems to prevent inadvertent servicing of air line respirators with non-respirable gases or oxygen:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not make the air coupling incompatible which would prevent inadvertently breathing non-respirable gases or oxygen.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not have ABC fire extinguishers located in the manufacturing department charged and ready for use.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not have ABC fire extinguishers located throughout the manufacturing department visually inspected monthly.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not provide annual training on portable fire extinguishers when available for employee use.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not supply welding curtains to welders in the welding department located near aisle ways.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Abate by

Dec 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area;    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer did not provide training to employees on the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

Issued

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    On or about September 12, 2016, the employer hazard communication program did not include explanation of labeling, how to obtain information and use appropriate hazard information.