OSHA Inspection: ACME METALS CO.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:    a) On the south end wall of the shop, on or about December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to separate a stored propane cylinder from two stored oxygen cylinders by at least 20 feet or by a fire-resistive partition.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  a) On the south end wall of the shop, on or about December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to separate a stored propane cylinder from two stored oxygen cylinders by at least 20 feet or by a fire-resistive partition.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $820 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) At the facility, on or about December 14, 2017 - The employer failed to establish a written respiratory program. Employees voluntarily wear half mask air purifying respirators while spray finishing.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6)(i): The employer did not obtain from the physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) a written recommendation regarding the employee's ability to use the respirator:     a) At the facility, on or about December 14, 2017 - The employer failed to from a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) a recommendation regarding employee's ability to use a respirator. Employees voluntarily wear half mask air purifying respirators while spray finishing.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,086 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    a) In the Spray Finishing Area, on or about December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to protect employees spray finishing from arc welding rays created by an employee flux cored welding in an adjacent area without noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $824 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) At the facility, on or about December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program. Employees spray finish stair stringers with flammable liquids.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Abate by

May 18, 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 December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to ensure that the safety data sheet for Sherwin-Williams Shopcoat Primer, Gray, was readily accessible to employees spray finishing with the primer in the shop.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Abate by

Jul 31, 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, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:      a) At the facility, on or about December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to verify that the workplace hazard assessment was performed.

Issued

May 8, 2017

Abate by

May 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) At the facility, on or about December 14, 2016 - The employer failed to provide appropriate eye protection to employees who use angle grinders on metal.