OSHA Inspection: HILL AIR FORCE BASE

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

Jun 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(1):  The employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment where a hazard was present or was likely to be present from skin or eye contact with chromium (VI):  (a)  Hill Air Force Base, dba Ogden Air Logistics Complex, at Building 265, Hill Air Force Base, UT: On and preceding 3/14/17, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment where a hazard was present or was likely to be present from skin or eye contact with chromium (VI).  Employees used pneumatic sanders to remove paint containing strontium chromate and barium chromate from aircraft parts.  Between morning and afternoon sanding sessions and during preparation work, employees did not wear personal protective equipment, including Tyvek coveralls, gloves, or respiratory protection, when in the sanding room.  The employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate personal protective equipment when contact with hexavalent chromium was present or likely to be present.  This condition exposed employees to a hexavalent chromium hazard.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

Jun 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that employees who had skin contact with chromium (VI) washed their hands and faces at the end of the work shift and/or prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet:  (a)  Hill Air Force Base, dba Ogden Air Logistics Complex, at Building 265, Hill Air Force Base, UT: On and preceding 3/14/17, the employer did not ensure that employees who had skin contact with chromium (VI) washed their hands and faces at the end of the work shift and/or prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet.  Employees used pneumatic sanders to remove paint containing strontium chromate and barium chromate from aircraft parts.  Between morning and afternoon sanding sessions and during preparation work, employees did not wear personal protective equipment, including Tyvek coveralls, gloves, or respiratory protection, when in the sanding room.  The employer did not ensure that employees washed their hands and faces at the end of the work shift and prior to eating, drinking, or smoking.  This condition exposed employees to a hexavalent chromium hazard.