OSHA Inspection: BRACONE METAL SPINNING, INC.

Issued

Nov 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,449 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  Shop;  On or about 7/21/17, the employer did not establish and implement a limited respiratory protection program for employees provided a half face air purifying respirator for voluntary use while grinding stainless steel.

Issued

Nov 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

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:   Shop;  On or about 7/21/17, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees provided half face air purifying respirators for voluntary use while grinding stainless steel.

Issued

Nov 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Shop;  On or about 7/21/17, the employer did not provide the information in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard to employees provided respirators for voluntary use.

Issued

Nov 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI): The employer is to make this determination in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2), the scheduled monitoring option, or paragraph (d)(3), the performance-oriented option.  Shop, welding area;  On or about 7/21/17, the employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine employee exposure to hexavalent chromium during welding of stainless steel.  TIG welding with argon shielding gas is performed daily for between two to five hours a day.

Issued

Nov 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(2)(iii): The employer allowed the use of compressed air to remove chromium VI from any surface:  Shop, welding area;  On or about 7/21/17, an employee was using compressed air to clean the welding bench and welding machine used to weld stainless steel.

Issued

Nov 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(i): 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200:   Shop, welding area;  On or about 7/21/17, the employer had not provided information and training on hexavalent chromium to employees welding stainless steel.