OSHA Inspection: SEABOARD METAL FINISHING COMPANY LLC

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6519.00 · Current $3260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): Places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    Break Room:  The break room tables, microwave, and refrigerator were not maintained in a clean and sanitary condition where metals such as but not limited to Copper, Nickel, and Zinc Oxide were found one ther surfaces.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:    Restroom:  The men's restroom on the production floor was not provided with hand soap or similar clearnsing agent on a daily bases.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8149.00 · Current $4075.00 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):    Facility:  The employer did not assess workplace job duties such as but not limited to the laboratory, tank cleaning, and maintenance to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present that would necessitate the use of personal protective equipment.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  Facility:  Each employee working with hazards chemicals such as but not limited to Acids and Metals were not provided the appropriate hand protection when handling these chemicals.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8149.00 · Current $4075.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Facility:  An evaluation of all current and potential respiratory hazards associate with tasks and chemicals, in the workplace, such as, but not limited to, Changing tank filters, Hydrochloric Acid, Cyanide, Hexavalent Chrome, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, and Sulfuric Acid was not conducted.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4889.00 · Current $2445.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    Facility:  The employer did not provide comprehensive and understandable training to each employee wearing negative pressure, tight fitting respirators.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Facility:  Each employee using dust mask for odors and chemical protection were not provided the information in Appendix D.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8149.00 · Current $4075.00 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:    Facility:  Each employee required to work with, around, and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) cleaner, HCL, cyanides, more particularly copper cyanide, and sea chrome were not provided with effective information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:    Facility:  The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program and safety data sheets (SDS).

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(11):   Safety data sheets were not made readily available, upon request, to designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary, and the Director, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1020(e)    Facility: Each requested Safety Data Sheet (SDS) was not readily available upon request.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b):  A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation.    Facility:  The OSHA 300 log was not maintained for 2017 for each employee that sustained a work-related injuries and/or illnesses.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.    Facility:  The OSHA 300A for the calendar year 2016 was not posted by February 1, 2017.

Issued

2017-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    Facility:  On or about March 24, 2017, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records (OSHA 300/300A) for the years 2014 -2016 to an authorized representative.