OSHA Inspection: NORTH STATES INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7068.00 · Current $4948.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  (a) Maintenance shop; Dust masks provided by the employer for employees to wear while using solvent based chemicals at the parts washer were not rated to protect against vapors from solvent based chemicals.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) Maintenance shop and production areas; The employer did not evaluate/assess respiratory hazards or atmospheric conditions to determine worker exposure levels to respiratory hazards while using solvent based chemicals.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5654.00 · Current $3958.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): Appropriate hand protection was not used when employee's hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:       (a) Maintenance shop; Showa brand gloves provided by the employer were not rated to protect against caustic and/or corrosive chemicals.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5654.00 · Current $3958.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  (a) Maintenance shop; A quick drench or eye flushing station was not readily available in the area where forklift batteries are serviced.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4240.00 · Current $2968.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  (a) Maintenance shop; The work rest on a pedestal grinder was not adjusted to within one-eighth of an inch of the stone wheel.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:   (a) Maintenance shop; The gap between the guard and stone grinding wheel a pedestal mounted bench grinder was greater than one-fourth of an inch.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a) Maintenance shop; Appendix-D information was not provided prior to allowing employees to use respirators on a voluntary basis.

Issued

2018-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not have a safety data sheet for the chemical product being used in their parts washer.