OSHA Inspection: KELLEY BROS LLC

Issued

Jan 20, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,889 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) In the welding area, on or about 11/17/2016: A written respiratory protection program was not established for employees who were provided with half face respirators for voluntary use.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 20, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 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:        a) In the welding area, on or about 11/17/16: Medical evaluations for respirator use were not provided to employees who wore half face respirators during application of Micro Lite light weight body filler.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 20, 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:          a) In the welding area, on or about 11/17/16: The employer did not provide information on respirators from Appendix D to employees who were provided with half face respirators.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 20, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,889 · Current $4,889

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) In the welding area, on or about 11/17/2016: A written hazard communication program was not developed. Employees worked with hazardous products including but not limited to Martin Senour Micro Lite light weight body filler which contained styrene.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 20, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)        a) At the facility, on or about 11/17/16: Safety data sheets for hazardous products including but not limited to Martin Senour Micro Lite light weight body filler were not maintained and readily accessible for employees.           Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 20, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 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:        a) In the weld area, on or about 11/17/16: Employees who worked with hazardous products including but not limited to Martin Senour Micro Lite light weight body filler were not provided with hazard communication training.           Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 20, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a) In the weld area, on or about 11/17/16: Flexible cords were used as a substitute for fixed wiring on weld station tables.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.