OSHA Inspection: BUSH SPECIALTY VEHICLES, INC.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(7)(i): Clean fresh air, free of contamination from adjacent industrial exhaust systems, chimneys, stacks, or vents, was not supplied to a spray booth or room in quantities equal to the volume of air exhausted through the spray booth:    On or about 3/21/2017, in the spray room, the employer allowed employees to apply Scorpion three part bed liner which contains diisocyanate monomers and polyisocyanates (dermal and respiratory sensitizers) and did not provide an adequate source of makeup air.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(d)(11): Air intake openings to rooms containing spray finishing operations were not adequate for the efficient operation of exhaust fans and were not located as to minimize the creation of dead air pockets:    On or about 3/21/2017, in the spray room, the employer allowed employees to apply Scorpion three part bed liner and clean equipment with Acme Finish 1 Economy Thinner and did not ensure that air intake openings were located to minimize the creation of dead air pockets.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2651

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:    The employer required the use of half-facepiece respirators with organic vapor cartridges for employees who apply spray-on bed liner, but did not establish or implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:        On or about 3/21/2017, the employer required tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator use for employees who apply spray-on bed liner and conducted initial fit-testing, but did not ensure that employees received annual fit-testing.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    On or about 3/21/2017, the employer required half-facepiece respirator use for employees who apply Scorpion spray-on bed liner and did not ensure that employees were free from facial hair which interfered with the seal of respirators.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jul 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

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:    The employer did not provide effective training on hazardous chemicals to employees who were exposed to substances such as Scorpion bed liner which contains diisocyanates (dermal and respiratory sensitizers), Helmistik adhesive which contains methylene chloride (dermal irritant and potential carcinogen), and Acme Finish 1 thinner which contains methanol (flammable).

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    The employer did not ensure that all safety data sheets were readily accessible to employees in that the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for Scorpion spray-on bed liner.