OSHA Inspection: BONINFANTE FRICTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,402 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:     a. Grinding and Disc Production - Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 100 microgram per cubic meter (mcg/m3) and 91 mcg/m3 of airborne lead during a 424 and 338 minutes occupational exposure respectively.  The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 2.025 and 1.819 times respectively the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(ii): For any employee who is exosed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for 30 days or less per year, the employer did not implement engineering controls to reduce the exposure to 200 micrograms per cubic meter, but thereafter may implement any combination of engineering, work practice (including administrative controls), and respiratory controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below 50 ug/m3:  a. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 100 microgram per cubic meter (mcg/m3) and 91 mcg/m3 of airborne lead during a 424 and 338 minutes occupational exposure respectively.  The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 2.025 and 1.819 times respectively the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  Violations noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,402 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     a. Grinding and Disc Production - The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The employer required the employees performing: grinding of clutch discs, the weighting out of lead powder, and the pouring of lead powder to either wear air-purifying 3M" 6200 - Half Facepeice Respirators equipped with 3M Particulate Filter 3M 2071 P95)  or disposable particulate filtering pieces or dust masks 3M 8200 Particulate Respirators N95 TC-84A-4271.   OSHA exposure sampling determined that employees were exposed to airborne lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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. Grinding and Disc Production - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator. The employer required employees to use respirators when the employees were conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a. Grinding and Disc Production - The employer required the employees to either wear air-purifying 3M" 6200 - Half Facepeice Respirators equipped with disposable N95 particulate cartridges (3M 6200 half-facepiece, medium, Catalog number 07025 with 3M Particulate Filter 3M 2071 P95)  or disposable particulate filtering pieces or dust masks 3M 8200 Particulate Respirators N95 TC-84A-4271. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.  Violations noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Disc Production Department - The employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program including a written respiratory protection program, respirator fit-testing and medical evaluations to determine each employee's fitness to wear their respirators.  Employees were required to wear either air-purifying 3M" 6200 - Half Facepeice Respirators equipped with disposable N95 particulate cartridges (3M 6200 half-facepiece, medium, Catalog number 07025 with 3M Particulate Filter 3M 2071 P95)  or disposable particulate filtering pieces or dust masks 3M 8200 Particulate Respirators N95 TC-84A-4271. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,402 Reduced

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. Disc Production Department -- The employer did not perform an initial determination of employee exposure to airborne concentrations of lead. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:  a. Disc Production Department - The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period. Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(4)(i): When ventilation was used to control exposure to lead, measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of they system in controlling exposure were not made at least every three months:   a. Disc Production Department -- Where the employer used mechanical ventilation to control exposure, the employer did not perform measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of the system.  Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.  Violations noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Disc Production Department - The employer did not provide employees with appropriate protective work clothing coveralls or similar full-body work clothing. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead that exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period. Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,402 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    a. Lunchroom - The employer did not maintain the top to the lunchroom tables free of accumulations of lead.  Surface wipes of the lunchroom tables detected: 71.4400, 96.3600, and 122.6000 micrograms of lead.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Disc Production Department - The employer did not provide clean change rooms for employees who were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators.  Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 100 microgram per cubic meter (mcg/m3) and 91 mcg/m3 of airborne lead during a 424 and 338 minutes occupational exposure respectively.  The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 2.025 and 1.819 times respectively the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(ii): Shower facilities, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3), were not provided for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:  a. Disc Production Department - The employer did not provide employees with shower facilities.  Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 100 microgram per cubic meter (mcg/m3) and 91 mcg/m3 of airborne lead during a 424 and 338 minutes occupational exposure respectively.  The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 2.025 and 1.819 times respectively the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  a. Disc Production Department - The employer did not inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025.  Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 100 microgram per cubic meter (mcg/m3) and 91 mcg/m3 of airborne lead during a 424 and 338 minutes occupational exposure respectively.  The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 2.025 and 1.819 times respectively the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

Apr 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): 29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): Warning signs bearing the legend: WARNING, LEAD WORK AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING, were not posted in each work area where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded:                                                   a. Disc Production Department - The employer did not post the warning signs in each work area where the PEL was exceeded. Employees conducting weighing and pouring activities involving lead powder were exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 100 microgram per cubic meter (mcg/m3) and 91 mcg/m3 of airborne lead during a 424 and 338 minutes occupational exposure respectively.  The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 2.025 and 1.819 times respectively the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  Violations were noted on December 12, 2017.