OSHA Inspection: COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(3): The floor surface of a spray booth and operator's working area, if combustible, was not covered with noncombustible material of such character as to facilitate the safe cleaning and removal of residues.    Location: Spray Booth    The employees were exposed to fire hazards because the floor of the spray booth was composed of wood, and it was not covered with noncombustible material, which made it difficult to clean and remove residues.

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    Location: Spray Booth    Employees were exposed to fire hazards because the floor of the spray booth had an extensive amount of combustible materials, dusts from sawing and grinding, and paint residue on it.

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Aug 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    Location: Spray Booth    Employees were exposed to fire hazards because they were spraying flammable paints and coatings in a paint booth, and there were no automatic sprinklers inside the booth or in the exhaust ductwork.      Flammable Paints Include:     1) AwlGrip 545 Epoxy Primertyl Acetate, n-Butyl Alcohol, Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), Ethylbenzene  2) AwlGrip T0003 Reducer: Toluene, Ethyl Acetate, Ethoxyethyl Acetate  3) Interlux VC Performance Epoxy: Xylene, 1,2,4 Trimethyl Benzene, Propylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2): Open flame or spark producing equipment was located in the spraying area    Location: Paint booth    Employees are exposed to fire hazards because they use spark-producing equipment inside a paint booth where flammable and combustible paints and coatings are sprayed.    Spark-producing equipment includes:    1) Dewalt D28116 Hand-Held Grinder   2) 2 Ridgid R3210 Circular Saws  3) Table Saw  4) Dayton Shaft Rotating Device  5) Fluorescent Lights

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5): The use of solvents for cleaning operations was not restricted to those having flashpoints greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit; or for cleaning spray nozzles and auxiliary equipment, solvents with flashpoints less than those normally used in spray operations were used.     Location: Spray Booth    Employees are exposed to fire hazards because they use solvents  that had flash points less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit for cleaning composite surfaces:    1) Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner: Flash point 20 degrees Fahrenheit  2) Klean Strip Denatured Alcohol: Flash point 45 degrees Fahrenehit

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    Location: Workplace    Employees were exposed to flying particles and debris, as well as corrosive chemicals, and the employer did not ensure that they were wearing safety glass/goggles. One employee was observed wearing prescription glasses.

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:      Location: Workplace       Employees were exposed to the inhalation of miscellaneous organic chemicals that can cause respiratory irritation and sensitization because employees did not store their respirators  in bags, and the inside of their respirators was covered with paint and solvent residue.  The employers written program did not include elements to ensure that employees cleaned and stored their respirators so that they did not present a health hazard.

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 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:    Employees spray and use paint brushes to apply corrosive epoxy products, and there is no facility for quick drenching of eyes and body within immediate area.    Corrosive chemicals include:    PRO-SET M2033 Hardener  PRO-SET M2037 Hardener  PRO-SET LAM 226 Hardener  PRO-SET INF-211 Hardener

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:      Location: Paint booth    Employees were exposed to laceration hazards because a circular table saw located in the paint booth was not provided with a  guard at the point of operation.

Issued

Jun 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel    Location: Facility      Employees were exposed to hazards of pieces of a broken wheel on a portable grinder being projected back at them because there was no guard located between the operator and the wheel.