OSHA Inspection: COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,298 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:    a.) The walls of the truck body spray booth were coated in combustible residue as a result of the electrostatic spraying of Genesis Acrylic Urethane System and spraying of Wash Primer, on or about 11-17-17.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): There were no visible gauges, audible alarms or pressure activated devices installed in paint spray booths to indicate or ensure that the required air speed was maintained:  a.) The truck body paint spray booth was not equipped with visible gauges, audible alarms or pressure activated devices to indicate or ensure that the required air speed was maintained, on or about 11-17-17.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(10): Transparent panels used for illumination of spray booth(s) did not effectively isolate the spraying area from the area in which the lighting unit(s) were located:  (a). The transparent panel was missing from one light fixture in the truck body spray booth, allowing a coating of combustible residue on the lamps, on or about 11-17-17.  (b). The transparent panel was cracked in several places in the truck body spray booth, allowing vapors to enter the light fixture and contact the lamps inside it, on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:  a.) Space within the truck body spray booth on the downstream side of the filters was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers, where Genesis Acrylic Urethane System and Wash Primer flammable paints were sprayed, on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

May 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,398 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average:    a.) An employee, Painter, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.0079 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.58 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.005 milligrams per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 53 minutes on 12-5-17.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 367 minutes not sampled.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

May 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit:  a.) An employee, Painter, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.0079 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.58 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.005 milligrams per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 53 minutes on 12-5-17.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 367 minutes not sampled. The employer did not implement feasible administrative and/or engineering controls to reduce employee exposure levels to below the Permissible Exposure Limit for hexavalent chromium.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED   GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL APPLICABLE IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:  - Improve the local exhaust ventilation in the spray booth to reduce airborne levels. - Substitute a paint that does not contain chromates for the current paint system.   Abatement Schedule:  Step 1.  Effective respiratory protection shall be provided to and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.  Step 2.  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:  (1)  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; (2)  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; (3)  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; (4)  Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.    All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  45-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.  Step 3.  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Date by which violation must be abated:  Step 1  00/00/00 Date by which violation must be abated:  Step 2  00/00/00 Date by which violation must be abated:  Step 3  00/00/00

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,398 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures:    a) The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program was established and implemented for the painter who was required to wear a 3M Full-face respirators, on or about 11-17-17.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    ABATEMENT NOTE:  The respiratory protection program shall include, at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(B): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees with a condition that interfered with the face-to-facepiece seal or valve function:  a.) The spray painter wore a tight-fitting 3M full face respirator with a hood whose edges interfered with the face-to-facepiece seal,  on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:  a.) The spray painter wore a tight-fitting 3M full face respirator and it was not in a sanitary condition, on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 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:  a.) The spray painter was required to wear a tight-fitting 3M full face respirator and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation, on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a.) The spray painter was required to wear a tight-fitting 3M full face respirator and the employer did not provide a fit test prior to it's use, on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,398 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of chromium (VI) was, or could reasonably be expected to be, in excess of the permissible exposure limit    a.) An employee, Painter, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.0079 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.58 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.005 milligrams per cubic meter of air, and the employer did not establish a regulated area,  on or about  12-5-17.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

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):  a.) An employee, Painter, was exposed to chromium (VI) at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.0079 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.58 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.005 milligrams per cubic meter of air, and employee exposure to chromium (VI) was not determined, on or about  12-5-17.   CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION-NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance for chromium (VI) exposures available at no cost to the employees, and/or at a reasonable time and place  a.) An employee, Painter, was exposed to chromium (IV) at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.0079 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.58 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.005 milligrams per cubic meter of air, and medical surveillance was not made available, on or about  12-5-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not provide appropriate information and training fo all employees  exposed to chromium (VI), in that employees could not demonstrate knowledge of the contents of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026:  a.) The employer did not provide appropriate information and training for the painter who was exposed to chromium (VI), in that the employee could not demonstrate knowledge of the contents of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026, on or about  12-5-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a.) The painter did not receive GHS training that included an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information, on or about 11-17-17.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED