OSHA Inspection: EWORKS ELECTRONIC SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program, including worksite specific procedures and all applicable provisions of this section, in the workplace where respirators were required by the employer as necessary to protect the health of the employee.    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program when employees working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line and in the Bulb Crushing Area were required to wear Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591C141

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) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide medical evaluations to determine employees' ability to wear Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators before they were required to be used when working on the Cathode Ray Tube line and Bulb Crushing Area.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting respirator is fit tested prior to initial use, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, make or model) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that employees were fit tested prior to requiring employees to use Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators before they were required to be used when working on the Cathode Ray Tube line and Bulb Crushing Area.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surfaces of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function.    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that an employee wearing a Home Depot HDX H950S N95 respirator and working in the Bulb Crushing Area did not have facial hair which came between the face and the sealing surface of the facepiece.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide effective respirator training that would ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii).    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide respirator training when employees working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line and in the Bulb Crushing Area were required to wear Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 to use a respirator.    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program with work site specific procedures when employees working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line were required to wear Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1018(e)(2): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall monitor each such workplace and work operation to accurately determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic to which employees may be exposed.    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not conduct air monitoring to determine employees' exposure to arsenic when working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.   a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not perform an initial determination to establish if any employees were exposed to lead at or above the action level. Air monitoring conducted on July 19, 2017 indicated that an employee working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line was exposed to lead at a concentration of 69 µg/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average, which exceeded the permissible exposure limit of 50 µg/m3 by approximately 1.38 times.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine if any employee may be exposed to cadmium at or above the action level.  a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not conduct monitoring to determine employees' exposure to cadmium when working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1018(k)(2): Floors and other accessible surfaces contaminated with inorganic arsenic were cleaned by shoveling and/or brushing where vacuuming or other relevant methods were effective.    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that floors in the Baler and in the Cathode Ray Tube Line areas were not brushed or dry swept when surfaces were contaminated with arsenic. A bulk sample of  dust and debris collected from the floor in the Baler Area contained arsenic.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible.  a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that floors in the Baler and in the Cathode Ray Tube Line areas were not dry swept to remove dust and debris containing lead. A bulk sample collected from the dust and debris on the floor in the Baler Area contained lead. A wipe sample from the broken funnel glass from the Cathode Ray Tube Line contained up to 859.3 µg of lead.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(k)(5): Shoveling, dry or wet sweeping and brushing were used where vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of cadmium becoming airborne had not be tried and/or had been found effective.  a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that floors in the Baler and in the Cathode Ray Tube Line areas were not dry swept to remove dust and debris that contained cadmium. A wipe sample collected from the broken funnel glass from the Cathode Ray Tube Line contained up to 169.1 µg of cadmium.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1018(p)(1)(ii): The employer did not communicate to employee(s) the hazards of inorganic arsenic, addressing at least the following: cancer; liver effects; skin effects; respiratory irritation; nervous system effects; and acute toxicity effects.    a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide employees working at the Cathode Ray Tube Line and the Baler Areas with information about the health hazards of inorganic arsenic, including but not limited to cancer and adverse health effects to liver, dermal, respiratory and nervous systems as well as acute toxicity effects.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025.  a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not institute a training program with employee participation for workers who were exposed to lead above the action level.  Air monitoring conducted on July 19, 2017, indicated that employees working on the Cathode Ray Tube line were exposed to lead above the action level.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(i): The employer did not institute a training program for all employees who were potentially exposed to cadmium, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program.  a) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not institute a training program, with employee participation, for workers who were potentially exposed to cadmium when dismantling Cathode Ray Tube monitors and/or dry-sweeping in the Cathode Ray Tube Line and the Baler Areas.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.    a) On July 19, 2017, employees were assigned to disassemble Cathode Ray Tube monitors by manually separating the panel glass from the funnel glass using hammers, axes and wire cutters.  Air monitoring conducted on July 19, 2017, indicated that an employee was exposed to lead at an 8-hour time weighted average level of 69 ug/m3 which exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ug/m3 by approximately 1.38 times.  This limit is established to prevent lead poisoning. Sampling was conducted during one shift for 400 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period time of 80 minutes.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(3)(i)(C): The employer did not provide HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators.  a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide employees working on the Cathode Ray Tube Line with air-purifying respirators with HEPA filters, when employees' exposure to lead exceeded the permissible exposure limit. Employees were provided Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(i): The employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments, such as, but not limited to coveralls or similar full-body work clothing.    a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide and ensure that employees assigned to disassemble Cathode Ray Tube monitors who were exposed to lead, used protective work clothing such as coveralls that prevented lead contamination of the employees' garments.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(ii): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, such as shoes or disposable shoe coverlets.  a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide and ensure that employees assigned to disassemble Cathode Ray Tube monitors who were exposed to lead, used protective work clothing such as shoe covers to prevent lead contamination of the employees' shoes.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(1): The employer did not ensure that food or beverage was not present, or consumed; tobacco products were not present, or used; and cosmetics were not applied in areas where employees were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit.    a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that beverage was not present or consumed in areas where employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit.  Employees on the Cathode Ray Tube Line drank water at their workstations where they disassembled Cathode Ray Tube monitors by manually separating the lead-containing funnel glass using hammers, axes and wire cutters.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(4)(iii): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to wash their hands and face prior to eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics.  a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not ensure that employees who were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit, washed their hands and face prior to eating or drinking.  Employees on the Cathode Ray Tube Line disassembled Cathode Ray Tube monitors by manually separating the lead-containing funnel glass using hammers, axes and wire cutters.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $3478.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i): Clean change rooms were not provided for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators.    a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide clean change rooms for employees working in the Cathode Ray Tube Line who were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit.  Employees disassembled Cathode Ray Tube monitors by manually separating the lead-containing funnel glass using hammers, axes and wire cutters.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift.    a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not provide shower facilities for employees who were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit.  Employees working in the Cathode Ray Tube Line area disassembled Cathode Ray Tube monitors by manually separating the lead-containing funnel glass using hammers, axes and wire cutters.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3472.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): The employer did not post warning signs in each work area where the permissible exposure limit was exceeded.    a) On July 19, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. did not post the following warning sign DANGER  LEAD  MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD  CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN THIS AREA at the Cathode Ray Tube Line where employees manually separated the lead-containing funnel glass from Cathode Ray Tube monitors, and were exposed to airborne lead concentrations in excess of the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591C141

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) On June 28, 2017, eWorks Electronic Services, Inc. allowed the voluntary use of Home Depot HDX H950S N-95 respirators but did not provide employees with the information contained in Appendix D of the respirator standard.