OSHA Inspection: MICKEY BRADFORDS PAINT & BODY, INC.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  (a) Painting area: On or about February 6, 2018, and times prior the employer exposed employees to fire hazards by failing to ensure that unused openings in the electrical panel box were effectively closed.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) Painting area: On or about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were allowed to use products that contain hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to lacquer thinners, primers, paint reducers, paint hardeners and different types of paints without being provided with a written hazard communications program.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Painting area: On and about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Painting area: On or about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for employees required to use tight fitting respirators when spray painting.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 10, 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) Painting area: On or about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to provide employees required to use tight fitting respirators with medical evaluation for respirator use.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Painting area: On or about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to fit test employees required to use tight fitting respirators prior to initial use.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a) Painting area: On or about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to provide employees required to wear half face tight fitting negative pressure respirators during spray painting tasks with comprehensive, understandable training annually.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 6, 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:  (a) Body shop: On or about February 6, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees wearing respirators voluntarily with basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.