OSHA Inspection: RISSCO MACHINE, L.L.C.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,847 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  At this establishment, employees were required to wear respiratory protection, including, but not limited to, half-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting elastomeric respirators when coating and/or metalizing parts.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3):  The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:  At this establishment, employees were required to wear respiratory protection, including, but not limited to, half-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting elastomeric respirators when coating and/or metalizing parts.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 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:  At this establishment, employees were exposed to pulmonary and/or respiratory distress when they were required to wear respiratory protection, including, but not limited to, half-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting elastomeric respirators when coating and/or metalizing parts.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:  At this establishment, employees wore half-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting elastomeric respirators when hard coating and/or metalizing parts.  The employer did not ensure respirators were cleaned and disinfected after each use to prevent worker exposure to chemical hazards and/or pathogenic hazards.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 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:  At this workplace, employees engaged in machinist duties voluntarily wore half-face, negative pressure, tight-fitting, elastomeric respirators and N-95 particulate respirators.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,108 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): Overhead cranes were not inspected for defects on a daily basis for items including, but not limited to, all functional operating mechanisms for maladjustment, deterioration or leakage of air or hydraulic systems and hooks:  The employer did not perform frequent inspections on the crane(s) used to move materials on a daily basis.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): These inspections did not include the requirements of paragraph (j)(2) of this section:  The employer did not perform periodic inspections on the crane(s) used to move materials on a daily basis.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1): Thorough monthly inspections of rope conditions, with written, dated and signed reports, were not performed on the running ropes:  The employer did not perform monthly inspections at least once a month on running ropes used to move materials on a daily basis.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,108 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  At this establishment, flexible cords to electrical equipment were not connected with functional strain relief devices in the following instances:  a.  Bridgeport milling machine (drive serial number 2J159912) in the main shop, and b.  parts washer in the mechanic area.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:  At this establishment, the employer did not clean the accumulation of lead residue and dust from surface areas where employees performed machinist activities.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 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 the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:   At this establishment employees engaged in machine shop activities and were exposed to corrosive, injurious chemicals, struck-by and crushing injuries.  The employer did not ensure a hazard assessment was conducted by means of a written certification.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $345 · Current $207 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  At this establishment, employees performed machine shop activities, including, but not limited to, cleaning parts with solvents and metalizing parts, and were exposed to injurious and corrosive chemicals.  The employees are not informed of the hazards of the chemicals they can or could come into contact with.