BLUE ISLAND, IL —
OSHA Inspection: CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT, INC. in 2363 136TH STREET, BLUE ISLAND, IL 60406 (NAICS 332420). OSHA activity number 342028941.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT, INC.
- Site address
- 2363 136TH STREET
- City
- BLUE ISLAND
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60406
- Mailing
- 2363 136TH STREET, BLUE ISLAND, IL 60406
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332420
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017
- Abate by
- May 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment(PPE): a. On or about January 17, 2017, in the facility, employees were not trained to know at least the following: 1. What PPE is necessary. 2. When PPE is necessary. 3. How to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE. 4. The limitations of PPE. 5. The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE. Employee exposure included but was not limited to 4, 4'methylene bisphenyl isocyanate, struck by from grinding metal and acetone.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1811
- — Z (S) $3622
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced
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. On or about January 17, 2017, in the facility, employees were required to wear negative pressure tight fitting respirators. The employees had not been provided with medical evaluations thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with the use of respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1811
- — Z (S) $3622
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: a. On or about January 17, 2017, in the facility, employees were required to wear negative pressure tight fitting respirators. The employer did not provide employees with a quantitative or qualitative fit test, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with welding fumes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017
- Abate by
- May 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: a. On or about January 17, 2017, in the facility, employees were required to wear negative pressure tight fitting respirators. Employees had not been trained on the proper use of respirators thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with welding fumes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017
- Abate by
- May 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced: a. On or about January 17, 2017, in the facility, employees had not been trained on the hazards to which they were exposed. Employee exposure included, but was not limited to 4,4' methylene bisphenyl isocyanate, chromium (VI), and acetone.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1811
- — Z (S) $3622
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342028941.
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