OSHA Inspection: KAMAN CORPORATION

Issued

May 15, 2017

Abate by

Aug 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $5,070 Reduced

Hazardous substances 15602490

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:    Legacy and JPF Cells, Potting Mixing, and Wash Room:      An evaluation of all current and potential respiratory hazards in the workplace, such as, but not limited to, Acetone, Epoxy, Potting Mixture, Trichloroethylene and Isopropyl Alcohol was not conducted.

Issued

May 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.      JPF and Legacy Cells:      Employees working with hazards chemicals such as, but not limited to, Potting, Epoxy, Trichloroethylene, Isopropyl Alcohol, and Acetone, were not provided the appropriate hand protection when handling these chemicals.

Issued

May 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $5,070 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:    Facility:      A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

May 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 30, 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).  Facility:  The most current Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)  that met the requirements of Global Harmonization 2012, for each hazardous chemical used in the workplace was not maintained in the workplace.

Issued

May 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  Facility:  Each employee required to work with, around, and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) Isopropyl Alcohol, Epoxy, Potting Mixtures, Welding, Soldering, and/or Trichloroethylene was not provided with effective information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

May 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.    Facility:      The OSHA 300A for the calendar year 2016 was not posted by February 1, 2017.