OSHA Inspection: TILTON RACK AND BASKET CO.

Issued

2018-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $2772.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points:  (a)    Coating room exit door  A flexible cord for an outdoor pump was run under the exit door to an interior receptacle.  Violation occurred on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

2018-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $2772.00 Reduced

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)  Establishment - welding area, coating room  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for workers who TIG welded stainless steel (metal fumes including hexavalent chromium) or coated metal products with primer (trichloroethylene, toluene).  Violation occurred on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

2018-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  a)  Coating room  The employer mislabeled a tank of PolyOne primer (MIBK, MEK, toluene) and trichloroethylene as 1,1,1-trichloroethane and failed to include a flammable warning.  Violation occurred on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

2018-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Establishment - welding area, coating room  The employer did not provide hazard communication training for workers who TIG welded stainless steel (metal fumes including hexavalent chromium) or coated metal products with primer (trichloroethylene, toluene).  Violation occurred on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

2018-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not address at least the following hazards with employees exposed to hexavalent chromium: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization:  a)  Welding area  The employer did not inform workers TIG welding stainless steel of the health hazards of exposure to hexavalent chromium.  Violation occurred on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

2018-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $415.00 · Current $311.00 Reduced

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)  Establishment  The employer did not determine the 8-hour time weighted average exposure to hexavalent chromium of workers TIG welding stainless steel.  Violation occurred on or about 4/26/18.