BLUE ASH, OH —
OSHA Inspection: LEHN PAINTING INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of LEHN PAINTING INC. in 9017 BLUE ASH ROAD, BLUE ASH, OH 45242 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 342859857.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LEHN PAINTING INC.
- Site address
- 9017 BLUE ASH ROAD
- City
- BLUE ASH
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45242
- Mailing
- 4175 TAYLOR ROAD, BATAVIA, OH 45103
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238320
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C06
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,497 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(6): When there were changes in the use or configuration of a non-permit confined space that could increase the hazards to entrants, the employer did not reevaluate that space and, when necessary, reclassify it as a permit-required confined space On December 23, 2017, the employer did not ensure the clarifier tank that employees were required to perform sand blasting in was re-evaluated and reclassified as a permit-required confined space when garnet sand (respiratory irritant) and a dust collector (asphyxiation) were introduced to the space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5497
1910.146 D04 III
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(iii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide at no cost to the employees communications equipment necessary for compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146(h)(3) and 29 CFR On December 23, 2017 The employer did not provide adequate communication equipment while employee performed sand blasting in the clarifying tank in that the environment was too loud for the two-way radios provided by the employer to be used by the authorized employee and the attendant.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,497 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit. Note: Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.146 presents examples of permits whose elements are considered to comply with these requirements. On December 23, 2017, the employer did not prepare an entry permit for employees required to enter a permit-required confined space to perform sand blasting on a clarifier tank after evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5497
1910.146 G02 I
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(2)(i): The employer did not provide training to each affected employee before the employee was first assigned duties under 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces: The employer did not provide confined space training to employees required to enter a permit-required confined space in that, on December 23, 2017, employees entered a clarifier tank to sand blast.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.146 J04
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(j)(4): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified that rescue services were available and that the means for summoning them were operable: On December 23, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the fire department was contacted to verify rescue services were available before entering the permit-required confined space to sand blast.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.146 K03
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): Whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit space to perform rescue services, retrieval systems or methods were not used to facilitate non-entry: On December 23, 2017, employees required to perform sand blasting with the use of garnet sand (respiratory irritation) and a dust collector (oxygen deficiency) were not provided with a retrieval system while working in a permit-required confined space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,497 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA. On December 23, 2017, an employee was injured and hospitalized overnight and the employer did not report the incident until January 3, 2018.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $5497
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- May 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: A written certification of a hazard assessment had not been completed by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
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