OSHA Inspection: BAUER, INC.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,549 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:  Production area, large spray booth;  On or about 3/7/17, the large spray booth had storage or combustible materials on both sides of the booth, including but not limited to boxes, a work desk and equipment.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(f)(1): In unsprinklered buildings, where sprinklers are installed only to protect spraying areas, the installation did not conform to such standards insofar as they are applicable.  Sprinkler heads were not located so as to provide water distribution throughout the entire booth.   Production area, small spray booth;  On or about 3/13/17, the sprinkler head located in the small spray booth had a tube/pipe around it that would prevent the sprinkler from providing water distribution throughout the booth.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,549 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  Production floor;  On or about 3/7/17, the employer did not assess the hazards present in the work areas and require the appropriate personal protective equipment to protect employees from these hazards. Hazards present include eye and face hazards during spray coating and grinding tasks and skin hazards during paint mixing and coating tasks.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  Production floor, paint booth and welding area;  On or about 3/7/17, employees were not required to wear eye and face personal protective equipment in the following two instances: 1. grinding metal in the welding area 2. spray coating in the spray booth

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  Paint area of shop;  On or about 3/7 17, the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program for required respirator use during spray coating operations in the shop.  The painter is required to wear a half-face air purifying respirator while spray coating materials containing hexavalent chromium and isocyanates.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Painting area of the production floor;   On or about 3/7/17, the employer had not provided a medical evaluation prior to required respirator use during spray coating operations in the shop.  The painter is required to wear a half-face air purifying respirator while spray coating materials containing hexavalent chromium and isocyanates.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  Painting area of production floor;  On or about 3/7 17, the employer had not provided a respirator fit test for required respirator use during spray coating operations in the shop.  The painter is required to wear a half-face air purifying respirator while spray coating materials containing hexavalent chromium and isocyanates.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer permitted respirators with tight fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face  Painting are on the production floor;  On or about 3/7/17, the employer permitted a respirator to be worn by  an employee with facial hair that comes between the employee's face and respirator seal during spray coating operations in the shop.  The painter is required to wear a half-face air purifying respirator while spray coating materials containing hexavalent chromium and isocyanates.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:  Painting area on the production floor;  On or about 3/7/17, the employer had not provided respiratory protection training for required respirator use during spray coating operations in the shop.  The painter is required to wear a half-face air purifying respirator while spray coating materials containing hexavalent chromium and isocyanates.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  Production area, welding and painting areas;  On or about 3/1/17, sampling to determine an initial determination of employees' exposure to hexavalent chromium  was not performed in two instances: 1. Welders TIG welding on stainless steel 2. Painter spray coating a material containing hexavalent chromium

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $4,437 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:  Production floor;  On or about 3/7/17, the employer had not implemented or maintained a written hazard communication program that describes how the criteria of the standard will be met.  Welders who work with stainless steel, as well as workers who work with the industrial wash primer coating may be exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen.  Additionally, employees who work with coatings using Polane catalyst may be exposed to toluene diisocyanate, a skin and respiratory sensitizer.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 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:  Production floor;      On or about 3/7/17, the employer had not provided effective information and training to employees on hazardous chemicals used in the work areas.  Welders who work with stainless steel, as well as workers who work with the industrial wash primer coating may be exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen.  Additionally, employees who work with coatings using Polane catalyst may be exposed to toluene diisocyanate, a skin and respiratory sensitizer.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  Production floor;  On or about 3/7/17, employees voluntarily using N95 filtering facepiece respirators were not provided the basic information on respirator use found in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard.