OSHA Inspection: DENTAL ARTS LABORATORIES, INC.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,617 · Current $4,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    On or about August 18, 2017, employees working in the casting room were exposed to dust containing crystalline quartz silica because spent blasting material accumulated below the Trinco DryBlast abrasive blaster and the room was not kept clean and orderly. The blasting media was 100% crystalline quartz silica.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,617 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):    On or about August 18, 2017, employees mixing investments in the refractory room were exposed to shock and other electrical hazards because the Syntron Jogger s/n GPJG48529, a cord and plug connected laboratory vibration equipment, was missing a ground pin.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,696 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:    On or about August 18, 2017, employees operating the abrasive blasting equipment in the casting room were exposed to crystalline quartz silica because the blasting media was Quickrete Play sand, approximately 100% Crystalline Quartz Silica, and the employees were not aware of the physical and health hazards of the silica in the blasting media.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $864 · Current $500 Reduced

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:    On or about August 18, 2017, employees working in the refractory room and casting room wore filtering facepiece respirators on a voluntary basis and the employer had not provided the employees with the information in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard.