OSHA Inspection: FLOYD COATINGS, INC.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,201 · Current $780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm including injuries from crushing or tip over of racks and stored items to employees in that employees were exposed to crush by or falling object hazards from storage racks not being secured to the concrete floor.    a)        Paint Mix Area:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to crushing hazards and injuries from storage racks not being secured or bolted to concrete floor.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,413 · Current $918 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a)  Paint mixing area:   On or about April 25, 2018 and time prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to fall hazards in that the upper mezzanine to access the Kady Mill mixers did not have standard guard railing.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(i): Each employee exposed to an unprotected side or edge of a stairway landing that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was not protected by a guardrail or stair rail system:   a)  Paint mixing area:   On or about April 25, 2018 and time prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to fall hazards in that the stairs to the upper mezzanine to access the Kady Mill mixers did not have standard stair railing with mid rail.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,413 · Current $918 Reduced

Hazardous substances 24602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected.   a)     Paint mixing shop:  On or about May 17, 2018 and at times prior to, employee(s) were exposed to injuries including burns from fire in that the employer was allowing employee to transfer flammable liquids from 50 gallon metal drums to 5 gallon metal paint container without bonding the metal containers together during transfer.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,413 · Current $918 Reduced

Hazardous substances 24602612

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)     Main shop and outside areas:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards while providing employees dust masks and tight fitting respirators for voluntary use and required use during certain painting tasks and did not implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 24602612

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   a)     Main shop and outside areas:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards while providing employees dust masks and tight fitting respirators for voluntary use and did not ensure all elements of written program were established.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 24602612

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  a)     Main shop and outside areas:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards and did not ensure the appropriate respirator was being worn by requiring employees to use particulate face piece filters while handling zinc chromate powder that was being mixed into solution of organic chemicals such as toluene that was off gassing vapors during mixing.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 24602612

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)     Main shop and outside areas:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards while providing employees tight fitting respirators for voluntary use and requiring use of particulate filtering face pieces for certain paint mixing tasks and did not ensure employees had a medical evaluation.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 24602612

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)     Main shop and outside areas:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards while providing employees tight fitting respirators for voluntary use and requiring use of filtering face piece respirators for certain paint mixing tasks and did not provide employees with fit tests prior to use.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 24602612

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)     Main shop and outside areas:  On or about April 25, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards while providing employees tight fitting respirators and dust masks for voluntary use and did not provide employees training on respirators to include proper storage.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,413 · Current $916 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):   a)    Paint mixing area: On or about May 17, 2018 and at times prior, the employer exposed employee(s) to hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) above the action level and the employer had not conducted initial or periodic monitoring as required by the standard.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i): Employees were allowed to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) was present; however, the employer did not ensure that the eating and drinking areas were maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI):   a)    Lunch/Break Room: On or about July 18, 2018 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) ingestion by not prohibiting the consumption of food and beverages by employees in areas that are exposed to toxic material. The eating and drinking area in the lunch/break room.  The lunch table in the break/lunch room had 0.00119 micrograms per square centimeter of Cr (VI) on it.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that employees removed all protective clothing and equipment contaminated with chromium (VI) at the end of the work shift or at the completion of their tasks involving chromium (VI) exposure, whichever came first:  a) Employee personal vehicle steering wheel: On or about July 18, 2018 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) and the employer did not ensure all contaminated clothing or equipment was removed at the end of the shift.  Wipe sample of employees personal vehicle steering wheel resulted in 0.00122 micrograms per square centimeter of Cr (VI) on it.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not make a copy of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026, readily available to all employees who were exposed to chromium (VI):  a)    Paint mixing area: On or about May 17, 2018 and at times prior, the employer exposed employee(s) to hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) above the action level and the employer had not provided employees a copy of the standard.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:  a)    Lunch/Break Room: On or about July 18, 2018 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) ingestion by not prohibiting the consumption of food and beverages by employees in areas that are exposed to toxic material. The eating and drinking area in the lunch/break room.  The lunch table in the break/lunch room had 0.00119 micrograms per square centimeter of Cr (VI) on it.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck.  a)     Paint mix area: On or about April 25, 2018 and times prior to, employee(s) are exposed to hazards associated with powered industrial trucks such as struck by and tip or roll over and hazards that could occur from improper training of all the requirements of paragraph (l).

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   a)     Paint Mix Area: On or about April 25, 2018 and times prior to employee(s) are exposed to hazards associated with powered industrial trucks such as struck by and tip or roll over and hazards that could occur from not ensuring certification of employee/operator.