OSHA Inspection: D&D DUMPSTER CORP

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vii): Where practicable, combustible materials were not relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from the cutting or welding operation work site:    Location: Welding Area    Employees perform MIG welding on dumpsters and clothing bins and combustible materials such as cardboard boxes of welding rods and wooden pallets were located less than 35feet away from the welding operation; on or about 4/4/17

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:      Location: Welding Area    Employees perform MIG welding on dumpsters and clothing bins. The welding area was not protected by flameproof screens on all sides of the welding operation.  One flameproof screen was used on or about 4/4/17.

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $500 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:     Location:  Work Place    a)  Employees spray oil-based paints wearing 3M half-face negative pressure respirators.  The employer did not establish or implement a written respiratory protection program; on or about 3/16/17

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 13, 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:   Location: Workplace  a)  Employees spray oil-based paints wearing 3M half-face negative pressure respirators.  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to use of respirator; on or about 3/16/17.

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 13, 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):    Location: Workplace  a)  Employees spray oil-based paints wearing 3M half-face negative pressure respirators.  The employer did not provide a qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to use of respirator; on or about 3/16/17.

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide effective respirator training to employees that was comprehensive, understandable and recur annually to employees required to use respiratory protection.   Location:  Workplace  a)  Employees spray oil-based paints wearing 3M half-face negative pressure respirators.  The employer did not provide respiratory protection training; on or about 3/16/17.

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:      Location: Spray booth area    a)  Employees' half-face negative respirators were stored on side of spray booth and were not protected from damage and contamination; on or about 3/16/17.

Issued

May 25, 2017

Abate by

Jul 13, 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:  Location: Workplace  a)  Employees pour, mix ,spray paint oil based paint and weld using hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to toluene, hexane, aromatic naphtha and welding rods in the manufacturing of steel dumpsters and clothing bins.  The employer did not provide hazard communication training;  on or about 4/04/17.