OSHA Inspection: STERLING PRODUCTS CORP.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Establishment: Workers are required to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to filtering facepieces, safety glasses, gloves, and earplugs; but the employer did not verify in a written Hazard Assessment that included the workplace evaluated, the person who certified the assessment was performed, and the dates of the assessment on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iv): Employees required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know the limitations of PPE:  (a) Third Floor: Workers were required to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to filtering facepieces, safety glasses, gloves, and earplugs; but were not informed of the limitations of the PPE on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:  (a) Establishment: Employees were provided and required to use personal protective equipment including, but not limited to fabric gloves which could result in rapid exothermic polymerization when used with Loctite 420,  a glue the employees used to fuse acrylic, on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:  (a) Third Floor: Employees dispense and use glue used to fuse the acrylic. Scigrip 3/Weldon 3 glue, which contain 75 to 90% Methylene Chloride, but resistant gloves were not provided exposing employees on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) Second Floor, Hydraulic Press area: Employees were exposed to struck by hazards while engaged in cleaning activities using compressed air nozzles that were delivering 95 pounds per square inch of  pressure at the nozzle and 35 pounds per square inch of  pressure at the nozzle, on or about December 9, 2016

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use and did not ensure that affected employees use those facilities when necessary:    (a) Establishment: An eyewash station was not provided for employees who dispense and apply glue that is comprised of 75 to 90% methylene chloride by weight, thus potentially exposing employees on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

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) Establishment: A hazard communication program was not developed and implemented for employees who work with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Ethyl 2-Cyanoacrylate, Ethyl Alcohol, Methylene Chloride and combustible acrylic dust, on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the Product identifier, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals [HCS 2012]:  (a) Third Floor: The employer did not ensure each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings, such as but not limited to Scigrip-3, which had no label on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.  (a) Establishment: Employees who work with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Ethyl Alcohol, Methylene Chloride, Ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate and combustible acrylic dust, were not informed of the location and availability of the required list of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  (a) Establishment: Effective Hazard Communication training was not provided to employees who work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Ethyl Alcohol, Methylene Chloride, Ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate and combustible acrylic dust. Employees were not aware of the physical and health hazards of the chemicals that they worked with, on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,  (a) Establishment: Effective Hazard Communication training was not provided to employees who work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Ethyl Alcohol, Ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate and combustible acrylic dust, on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i): The employer shall inform each affected employee of the requirements of this section and information available in its appendices, as well as how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace;    (a) Establishment: Employees that use the glue the contains 75 to 90% Methylene Chloride were not informed of the OSHA Methylene Chloride Standard and the information in the appendices on or about December 9, 2016.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 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) Establishment: The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators in any format although NIOSH approved N95 respirators were provided to employees, on or about December 9, 2016.