OSHA Inspection: ALAMO PLATING & METAL FINISHING, LTD.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,086 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:    Warehouse Break Area: On or about April 14, 2017, and times prior thereto, employee(s) were exposed to chemical  hazards from the consumption of food in an employee break area where various chemicals were used and stored, and where post plating procedures involving the cleaning and drying of plated parts occurred.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,086 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a) Warehouse Break Area, Air Nozzle 1: On or about April 14, 2017, and times prior there to, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using compressed air at pressures greater than 30 p.s.i. to clean and dry metal parts for plating processes.    b) Warehouse Break Area, Air Nozzle 2: On or about April 14, 2017, and times prior there to, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using compressed air at pressures greater than 30 p.s.i. to clean and dry metal parts for plating processes.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,448 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:    At Facility: On or about April 14, 2017, and times prior there to, the employer did not implement or maintain an effective written Hazard Communication Program to train and inform employee(s) who handle, use, transport or are potentially exposed to hazards from chemicals, such as but not limited to, chemical strippers, lacquer thinners, and nickel, gold, and chromium plating chemicals and compounds.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:   Warehouse Break Area: On or about April 14, 2017, employee(s) were exposed to chemical hazards from several chemical containers which were stored on the floor and on work benchs and were not clearly marked with the chemical contents or hazard specifications.