OSHA Inspection: DOHERTY STEEL, INC.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  (a) An employee engaged in fabrication activities including but not limited to welding, grinding, and cutting metals was exposed to a personal noise dosimeter sound level of  116.5 dose percentage was beyond 2.33 times over the action level during 418 minutes sampling on January 26, 2017.  (b) An employee engaged in fabrication activities including but not limited to welding, grinding, and cutting metals was exposed to a personal noise dosimeter sound level of  79.1 dose percentage was beyond 1.582 times over the action level during 411 minutes sampling on January 26, 2017.  (c) An employee engaged in fabrication activities including but not limited to welding, grinding, and cutting metals was exposed to a personal noise dosimeter sound level of  113.2 dose percentage was beyond 2.264 times over the action level during 415 minutes sampling on January 26, 2017.  (d) An employee engaged in plasma cutting activities was exposed to a personal noise dosimeter sound level of  82.8 dose percentage was beyond 1.656 times over the action level during 418 minutes sampling on January 27, 2017.  (e) An employee engaged in drilling machine operating  was exposed to a personal noise dosimeter sound level of  64.8 dose percentage was beyond 1.296 times over the action level during 445 minutes sampling on January 26, 2017.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8470

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary. Scrapers, spuds, or other such tools used for cleaning purposes shall be of nonsparking material:    Employees engaged in spray painting activities were exposed to fire hazards in that the floor was not free from the accumulation of deposits of flammable paint.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 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:    Employees required to apply respiratory protection while engaged in fabrication activities including but not limited to welding, grinding, cutting metals throughout the facility were exposed to health hazards in that medical evaluation was not provided.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    Employee voluntarily wearing filtering facepieces while engaged in fabrication activities including but not limited to welding, grinding, cutting and painting metals throughout the facility were exposed to health hazards in that employees were not provided information regarding the limitations of these respirators in accordance with Appendix D.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of  respirable fraction of particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5.0 mg/m3:  (a) Employee engaged in plasma cutting activities was exposed to respirable fraction of particulates not otherwise regulated at an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 9.5169 mg/m3, which exceeds the OSHA PEL of 5 mg/m3 during 433 minutes of personal sampling performed on January 27, 2017.  (b) Employee engaged in welding and grinding activities was exposed to respirable fraction of particulates not otherwise regulated at an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 6.098 mg/m3, which exceeds the OSHA PEL of 5 mg/m3 during 417 minutes of personal sampling performed on January 26, 2017.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a) Employee engaged in plasma cutting activities was exposed to respirable fraction of particulates not otherwise regulated at an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 9.5169 mg/m3, which exceeds the OSHA PEL of 5 mg/m3 during 433 minutes of personal sampling performed on January 27, 2017 in that administrative or engineering controls were not adequate.   (b) Employee engaged in welding and grinding activities was exposed to respirable fraction of particulates not otherwise regulated at an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 6.098 mg/m3, which exceeds the OSHA PEL of 5 mg/m3 during 417 minutes of personal sampling performed on January 26, 2017 in that administrative or engineering controls were not adequate.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  The employer had not provided all employees training regarding the location and availability of the written hazard communication program and safety data sheets.

Issued

Apr 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  The employer had not provided all employees information regarding an explanation of the labels included on shipping containers and the information contained in the safety data sheets.