OSHA Inspection: ART CASTING OF MONTANA, INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a. Main Corridor: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards due to the lack of demarcation posted along exit routes.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):    a. Main Corridor: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards due to the lack of demarcation posted along exit routes.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    a. Machining Area: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to copper fumes exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.1 milligram per cubic meter of air while performing general machining operations. Personal air sampling performed for 480 minutes indicated an exposure to 0.350 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 3.5 times the PEL. The employer did not provide annual fit testing for tight-fitting respirators to employees required to use the North Half Mask Respirator with combination cartridges, and Full Face Respirators with P100 filters.    b. Throughout the Facility: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards from chemicals such as, but not limited to; Nitric Acid, Crystal Ferric, Cupric, and Titanium White while machining, grinding, wax pouring, shell casting, shell breaking, and conducting patina operations. The employer did not provide fit testing for tight-fitting respirators to employees required to use the respirators.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a. Patina Area: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to injurious corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, nitric acid at a pH of <1.0 and silver nitrate, while preparing different blends of solutions used in the patina process.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    a. Machine Area: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to being struck by pieces of the abrasive wheel in the event it fractured while sharpening tungsten electrodes on the Delta 8 inch Bench Grinder.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire:    a. Shipping Area: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards while storing a cylinder of oxygen within 3 feet of a cylinder of propane.

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    a. Machining Area: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, the employer failed to evaluate respiratory hazards including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:

Issued

Apr 3, 2017

Abate by

Apr 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    a. Patina Area: On or about January 18, 2017, and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while working with chemicals such as but not limited to; Nitric Acid, Crystal Ferric, Cupric, and Titanium White. The employer failed to ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provides at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.