OSHA Inspection: FLEX COURT ATHLETICS, A DIVISION OF PLASTIC PARTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $869 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(1): The spraybooth was not substantially constructed of steel, securely and rigidly supported, or of concrete or masonry.    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were conducting the spray operations in a booth the employer had created using industrial racking and wood framing covered in plastic.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(8): Portable lamp(s) were used in the spraying area(s) during spraying operations:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were conducting the spray operations and portable lamps were used within the spraying area.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(d)(7): Exhaust ducts were not constructed of steel:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were conducting the spray operations and the exhaust ducting included wooden framing, plastic tubing and furnace filters.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $869 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(f)(4): An adequate supply of suitable portable fire extinguishers were not installed near all spraying areas:     Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were spraying flammable materials and the employer had one portable fire extinguisher that had last been inspected in 1990.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): "NO SMOKING" sign(s) in large letters on contrasting color backgrounds were not conspicuously posted at spraying area(s) and paint storage room(s):  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were conducting the spray operations and the employer had not posted No Smoking signs in the spray area.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $652 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:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Jul 17, 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:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not provided the employee with a medical evaluation prior to requiring use of the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not conducted fit-testing prior to requiring use of the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not identified and evaluated the respiratory hazards associated with the spray finishing

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not conducted training prior to requiring use of the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,086 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of athletic floor tiles used Sher-Wood HF Fast Catalyst, a corrosive chemical, and the employer did not provide facilities for quick drenching of the eyes and body for immediate emergency use.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,086 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    Employees using a Ryobi portable table saw to trim cardboard corner protection for pallets of material were exposed to the point of operation of the saw because the saw was not equipped with a guard over the blade.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $869 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:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse used several chemicals, including but not limited to Sher-Wood HF Fast Catalyst and Sher-Wood Post CAT Clear HF 90 Gloss and the employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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)  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse used several chemicals, including but not limited to Sher-Wood HF Fast Catalyst and Sher-Wood Post CAT Clear HF 90 Gloss and the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for each chemical that were readily accessible.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse used several chemicals, including but not limited to Sher-Wood HF Fast Catalyst and Sher-Wood Post CAT Clear HF 90 Gloss and the employer did not ensure employees were trained on the measures to protect themselves from the hazards of the chemicals prior to using them in the workplace.

Issued

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2): The employer did not provide employees with effective information on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations of the athletic floor tiles in the warehouse used several chemicals, including but not limited to Sher-Wood HF Fast Catalyst and Sher-Wood Post CAT Clear HF 90 Gloss and the employer did not ensure employees were trained on the hazards of the chemicals prior to using them in the workplace.