OSHA Inspection: SHARPSVILLE CONTAINER CORPORATION

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3232.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): Walking-working surfaces were not maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice:       a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, South wall of Acid Room-Nitric Acid storage area-On or about June 21st, 2017 and time prior thereto:  The walking/working surface next to the Nitric acid storage area was corroded and uneven posing a potential trip/fall hazard to employees working in this area.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4310.00 · Current $2500.00 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:       a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas-EPG line area, On or about June 21st, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Some employees voluntarily wore air purifying, half mask respirators with cartridges (3M brand #6200 respirator with Organic vapor cartridges) during work tasks including, but not limited to, grinding operations of metal.  One employee was not provided with a medical evaluation prior to the voluntary use of the 3M brand half mask respirators.             b.) Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas-EPG line area, On or about June 21st, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Some employees were required to utilize supplied breathing air from a non-oil lubricated air compressor (Allegro compressor-model A1500TE; serial# 277257) through a supplied air respirator (Allegro series #9904 hood/helmet) during work operations inside of tanks onsite.  Some employees were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to the required use of the supplied air respirators.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:   a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas, On or about July 13th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Some employees were required to wear air purifying, half mask respirators (3M brand #6300 respirator with various cartridges) during work tasks including, but not limited to, performing pickling operations in the acid room.  Employees were not provided with a fit test at least annually.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The respiratory protection program was not updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affected respirator use:         a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas, on or about June 21st, 2017, and times prior thereto:  The Companys written Respiratory Protection Program did not include site specific information including, but not limited to, the following:       1.)  Identification of the current physician or other licensed health care professional that will conduct medical evaluations;   2.)  The specific type/style of respirators to be used at the worksite and information regarding required use versus voluntary use;   3.)  The change out schedule for the cartridges associated with the half mask respirators onsite;   4.)  Updated information regarding the person(s) designated as the program administrator for the program;   5.)  Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;   6.)  Training elements on how the employer will provide respiratory protection training.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5): Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually:     a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas, On or about July 13th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Some employees were required to wear air purifying, half mask respirators (3M brand #6300 respirator with various cartridges) during work tasks including, but not limited to, performing pickling operations in the acid room.  Employees were not provided with respiratory protection training at least annually.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas-EPG line area, On or about June 21st, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Some employees voluntarily wore half mask air-purifying respirators (3M brand #6200 series with combination cartridges) and filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) during grinding of material onsite.  Employees that voluntarily used respirators were not provided with the information in Appendix D to this section.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4310.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(6): For compressors that are not oil-lubricated, the employer did not ensure that carbon monoxide levels in the breathing air did not exceed 10 ppm:          a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas-EPG line area, On or about July 13th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees were required to utilize supplied breathing air from a non-oil lubricated air compressor (Allegro compressor-model A1500TE; serial# 277257)  through a supplied air respirator (Allegro series #9904 hood/helmet) during work operations inside of tanks onsite.  The employer did not ensure that carbon monoxide levels in the breathing air for the supplied air respirator did not exceed 10 ppm during use.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv): The employer did not ensure that the compressor(s) used to supply breathing air to respirators had a tag indicating the most recent filter change date and the signature or the person authorized by the employer to perform the change:    a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Production areas-EPG line area, On or about July 13th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees were required to utilize supplied breathing air from a non-oil lubricated air compressor through a supplied air respirator (Allegro series #9904 hood/helmet) during work operations inside of tanks onsite.  The companys Allegro compressor system (model A1500TE; serial# 277257) did not have a tag containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person authorized by the employer to perform the change.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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:    a.)  Sharpsville Container Corporation, Next to wash tank in the CPG area of the facility, On or about June 21st, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, Basic 1445L (potassium hydroxide).  The emergency eyewash (Non-Pressurized Self-Contained Eyewash) in the chemical storage area (wash tank) was not in compliance with ANSI/ISEA 358.1-2014 for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment in that:    1.  Weekly visual inspections of the eyewash station were not conducted. The emergency eyewash unit was not activated weekly to verify proper operation.