OSHA Inspection: WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC

Issued

Jul 28, 2017

Abate by

Oct 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,605 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:    At this facility, the employer did not clean the accumulation of paint overspray where employees performed spray finishing activities in the following instances:    a.  small can paint booth and   b.  the large roll-off paint booth.

Issued

Jul 28, 2017

Abate by

Aug 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,079 · Current $3,047 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:    At this facility, painter employees were required to wear respiratory protection, including, but not limited to, supplied air-purifying respirators and full-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting respirators, when performing painting and sandblasting activities.

Issued

Jul 28, 2017

Abate by

Aug 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $950 · Current $570 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:    At this establishment, employees performed spray finishing activities, including, but not limited to, cleaning parts with solvent and mixing various paints, and were exposed to hazardous chemicals.