OSHA Inspection: OSYNERGY COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $1955.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 13779015

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 20, 2016, and times prior thereto, at this facility, the employer had not provided a medical evaluation to employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators when operating in spray paint area, welding area, loading coating agents into supply systems and working with and around hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 13779015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:   On or about September 20, 2016, and times prior thereto, at this facility, the employer had not annually fit tested his to employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators when operating in spray paint area, welding area, loading coating agents into supply systems and working with and around hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 13779015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:   On or about September 20, 2016, and times prior thereto, at this facility, employees respiratory training was inadequate and the employer did not retrain the employees to ensure safe respirator use when operating in spray paint area, welding area, loading coating agents into supply systems and working with and around hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspections of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section:   On or about September 20, 2016, and at times prior thereto, at this metal fabrication shop production area, where employees hoisted heavy equipment and metal parts with overhead crane. The employer did not perform any complete periodic inspections for the past 12 months for any defects of his overhead crane components or functional operating mechanisms.

Issued

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:   On or about September 20, 2016, and at times prior thereto, at this manufacturing metal shop production area, employees were involved in loading and unloading metal products and utilized powered industrial trucks (PITs). The employer did not evaluate his powered industrial truck operator's performance at least once every three years.

Issued

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 20, 2016, and times prior thereto, at this facility, employees involved in welding, torching, assembling metal vessels, using dip-paints and were exposed to chemicals, such as, but not limited to, welding fumes, compressed gases cylinders, blasting sand, reducers, methyl ethyl ketones, polyurethane paints, polyurethane hardeners, polyurethane activators, epoxies, and different types of coatings and industrial paint finishes. The employer had not implementing his program which would address labeling and other forms of warning on chemicals containers, Safety Data Sheets and employees information and training on the hazards associated with chemicals used at this site.  The written program must also contain the following:  a.    a list of all hazardous chemicals on site; b.    the methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving          chemicals, such as a spill; c.    the hazards of chemicals contained in piping that is not labeled; and, d.    the method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might        be exposed to while performing duties at this site.