OSHA Inspection: ANDERSON DIE CASTING, LLC

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,851 · Current $1,850 Reduced

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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) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a site specific written hazard communication program. Employees are potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to the following:     1.) Lead  2.) Zinc   3.) Chem-Trend ASW-101  4.) Trim Sol

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemicals contained within. Employees were potentially exposed to unlabeled hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Trim Sol and Chem-Trend ASW-101.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Employees did not know the hazards of the chemicals in their work areas. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards, including but not limited to the following: Lead, Zinc, Chem-Trend ASW-101, Trim Sol.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not have each affected employee use cotton service shirts and pants while casting molten metals including but limited to zinc and lead. A lack of PPE use with molten metals can potentially result in employee being exposed to burn hazards.   Abatement Note: If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall: Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and, select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. Note: Non-mandatory Appendix B contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a hazard assessment.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not verify, through written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.  Personal protective equipment provided to employees for activities including but not limited to metal casting and trimming was not documented in a workplace hazard assessment.  This condition exposed employees to chemical and physical hazards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not provide respirators which were applicable and suitable for the purpose intended:  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not provide respirators which were applicable and suitable for the purpose intended. Casting employees were provided 3M Half Facepiece Disposable Respirator Assembly 5203 with organic vapor and acid gas cartridges for voluntary use while casting molten metals including but not limited to lead. Organic vapor and gas cartridges are not suitable for filtering fumes and particulates from molten metals.  This condition potentially exposed the employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was provided with the information contained in Appendix D to this section when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible. The employer provided 3M Half Facepiece Disposable Respirator Assembly 5203 with organic vapor and acid gas cartridges and Gerson 1730 Respirator N95 particulate filtering facepieces for voluntary use during metal casting and trimming activities. This condition exposed the employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respirator 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. The employer provided 3M Half Facepiece Disposable Respirator Assembly 5203 with organic vapor and acid gas cartridges for voluntary use, while melting and casting molten metals including but not limited to lead, but did not provide medical evaluations. This condition exposed the employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace associated with employees casting molten metals including but not limited to zinc. This condition potentially exposed employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face. At least two die caster employees had facial hair that came between the face and sealing surface when using 3M Half Facepiece Elastomeric Disposable Respirator Assembly 5203 with organic vapor and acid gas cartridges while casting molten metals including but not limited to lead.  Use of improperly sealed respirators exposes employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  (a) Anderson Die Casting LLC at 2600 S. Delaware St, Denver, CO: On or before October 31, 2016, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards associated lead with an initial determination in that employees casting and trimming lead parts were not monitored or evaluated for lead exposure. This condition potentially exposed at least four employees to a lead respiratory hazard in the casting and production areas.  Abatement Note: The employer shall monitor employee exposures and shall base initial determinations on the employee exposure monitoring results and any of the following, relevant considerations: Any information, observations, or calculations which would indicate employee exposure to lead; any previous measurements of airborne lead; and any employee complaints of symptoms which may be attributable to exposure to lead. Monitoring for the initial determination may be limited to a representative sample of the exposed employees who the employer reasonably believes are exposed to the greatest airborne concentrations of lead in the workplace. Measurements of airborne lead made in the preceding 12 months may be used to satisfy the requirement to monitor under paragraph (d)(3)(i) if the sampling and analytical methods used meet the accuracy and confidence levels of paragraph (d)(9) of this section.