OSHA Inspection: TITAN BUS, LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:     a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees performing spray painting operations, and exposed to fall heights of 108 inches, while painting the tops of busses, were provided with fall protection.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved containers and portable tanks were not used. Metal containers and portable tanks meeting the requirements of and containing products authorized by chapter I, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed to be acceptable.    a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure acetone was being dispensed into approved containers in the paint mix room.  Employees were using one and two quart plastic cups to store the acetone when cleaning spray gun parts.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were not kept in covered containers when not actually in use.  a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure plastic containers of flammable acetone used in the paint mix room, to clean spray guns, were kept covered when not in use.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers.    a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure the Spray Tech Junair spray booth was equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(9): Whenever flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) are transferred from one container to another, both containers were not effectively bonded and grounded to prevent discharge sparks of static electricity.    a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees working in the paint mix room were grounding the acetone shipping container when employees transferred acetone into portable containers.    b. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees working in the paint mix room were bonding the acetone shipping container to the portable containers when employees transferred acetone.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,108 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use. The program was not administered by a suitably trained program administrator. In addition, certain program elements may be required for voluntary use to prevent potential hazards associated with the use of the respirator.     a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure a written respiratory protection program was developed and implemented which covered employees working in the painting operation who were wearing loose fitting air supplied hoods and the sanding operation where employees wear tight fitting half face respirators.

Issued

Aug 1, 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. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were provided with a medical evaluation prior to wearing loose fitting air supplied hoods during the painting operation and when wearing tight fitting half face respirators during the fiberglass sanding operation.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.  a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees wearing tight fitting half face respirators when performing fiberglass sanding operations were fit tested prior to wearing the respirators in the work place.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): For oil-lubricated compressors, the employer did not use a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm, or both, to monitor carbon monoxide levels. If only high-temperature alarms are used, the air supply was not monitored at intervals sufficient to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air from exceeding 10 ppm.  a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure the breathing air being supplied to employee's respirators, when performing spray painting operations in the spray booth, was being monitored by a high temperature or carbon monoxide alarm.

Issued

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,436 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked:    a. Titan Bus, LLC located in Ottawa, Ohio:  On or about April 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure containers of flammable acetone located in the paint mix room were properly labeled with the substance's identity, physical, and health hazards.