OSHA Inspection: METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $5,794 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:    In the old paint shop, spraying areas were not kept as free as practical from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues of paint.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $8,686 Reduced

Hazardous substances 258790109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    For required and voluntary respirator use in the Paint Shop, Fabrication Shop, and Sandblasting, the employer did not ensure that the following portions of the written respiratory program was effectively implemented:    a. Fit testing for tight-fitting respirators;  b. Cleaning, disinfecting, inspection and otherwise maintaining of respirators; and  c. Training in the proper use of respirators, including their maintenance.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 258790109130

General-duty citation text

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:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the following respiratory hazards, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures and the contaminant's chemical state and physical form for the following operations and locations:  1.) Welding fumes during welding operations at the fabrication shop; 2.) Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated and Crystalline Silica during sandblasting operations at Sandblasting; and, 3.) Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated and Crystalline Silica during spray painting operations at Paint.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    The employer did not ensure that employees were fit tested annually when required to use tight-fitting respirators for spray painting operations in the Paint Shop.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    In the Paint Shop, respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(i)(A): Respirators used in routine situations were not inspected before each use and during cleaning:    a. In the Paint Shop, full facepiece, tight-fitting respirators used during spray painting operations were covered with blue paint, not allowing adequate inspection of respirator components before each use.    b. In Sandblasting, supplied air abrasive blasting helmets were used for abrasive blasting operations. Respirator components, including supplied air hoses, were not inspected prior to each use as indicated by two supplied air hoses observed with damage.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

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:    The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators used in sandblasting operations contained a tag at the compressor and that the person authorized to perform the necessary sorbent bed and filter changes filled out a tag with the signature and date that maintenance changes were performed.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5): Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually:     Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually for employees required to wear respirators in Paint and Sandblasting.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    At Sandblasting, an energized (120V AC) flexible cord used to power the led light on the end of the blast hose was not used in continuous length without splice.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (respirable fraction) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 milligrams per cubic meter:    At Sandblasting, sandblasters were exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (respirable fraction) at an airborne concentration of 43.43 milligrams per cubic feet for a sampling period of 212 minutes and 52.80 milligrams per cubic meter for a sampling period of 196 minutes.

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):      At Sandblasting, sandblasters were exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (respirable fraction) at an airborne concentration exceeding the 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 5 milligrams per cubic meter and feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d).

Issued

Apr 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:  The employer did not verify, through a written certification that a hazard assessment for personal protective equipment had been completed for employees performing sandblasting, painting and fabrication operations.