OSHA Inspection: MACK STUDIOS, INC.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,910 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 2 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C) were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container electrically interconnected.     a) Spray painting room, on or about 4/26/18: The nozzle of a 55 gallon drum of Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner was not electrically interconnected with the 32 oz. container used during liquid transfers.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:  a) Spray painting room, on or about 4/26/18: Employees  working with category 2 flammable liquids were not trained to eliminate exposure to static electrical discharge by interconnecting the nozzle of a 55 gallon drum of Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner with the 32 oz. container used during liquid transfers.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,298 · Current $2,474 Reduced

Hazardous substances 91309135

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) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An evaluation and reasonable estimate of exposure was not performed for employees performing buffering and sanding operations while being required to wear respirators such as GVS half mask air purifying respirators and  P100 filtering face pieces.    b) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An evaluation and reasonable estimate of exposure was not performed for  employees from a temporary agency performing sanding operations while being required to wear P100 filtering face pieces.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 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) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An employee performing buffering operations was not medically evaluated on respirator. He was wearing a GVS half mask air purifying respirator.  b) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An employee performing sanding operations was not medically evaluated on respirator. He was wearing a P100 filtering facepiece.  c) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An employee from a temporary agency performing sanding operations was not medically evaluated on respirator. He was wearing a P100 filtering facepiece.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   a) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An employee performing buffering operations was not trained on respirator use. He was wearing a GVS half mask air purifying respirator.  b) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An employee performing sanding operations was not trained on respirator use. He was wearing a P100 filtering facepiece.  c) Light production area, on or about 4/26/18: An employee from a temporary agency performing sanding operations was not trained on respirator use. He was wearing a P100 filtering facepiece.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,881 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:    a) Production area, on or about 4/26/18: A spreader was not in place to guard against kickback of material from the blade of a Powermatic table saw.    b) Production area, on or about 4/26/18: A spreader was not in place to guard against kickback of material from the blade of an Altendorf table saw.    abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Abate by

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:    a) Production area, on or about 4/26/18: Non-kickback fingers were not in place to guard against kickback from the blade of a Powermatic table saw.    b) Production area, on or about 4/26/18: Non-kickback fingers were not in place to guard against kickback from the blade of an Altendorf table saw.    abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a) Production area, on or about 4/26/18: A hood was not in place to guard the blade of a Powermatic table saw.  b) Production area, on or about 4/26/18: A hood was not in place to guard the blade of an Altendorf table saw.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure:   a)Light production area, on or about 5/24/18: Initial determination of employee exposure through the monitoring of short term exposure Limits (STEL) was not performed for employees using SciGrip 16 Solvent Cement for Acrylic, containing 30-60% methylene chloride.

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii): The employer did not include methylene chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with hazard communication standard (HCS) (1910.1200) and did not ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section:   a)Light production area, on or about 5/24/18: Training was not provided for employees using SciGrip 16 Solvent Cement for Acrylic, containing 30-60% methylene chloride.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Aug 14, 2018

Abate by

Aug 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked:   a) Finishing area, on or about 5/24/18: Two 16 oz containers in a tray marked "Shawn" were not labeled.   b) Finishing area, on or about 5/24/18: One 16 oz container in a tray marked "Tim" was not labeled.  c) Finishing area, on or about 5/24/18: Three 16 oz containers in a tray marked "GG" were not labeled.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.