OSHA Inspection: TIGER DOOR

Issued

2018-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3363.00 Reduced

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) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not estimate or measure employee exposure to air contaminants such as, but not limited to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (PNOR) generated during sanding operations.

Issued

2018-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators were provide a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Lead was utilizing a MSA half-mask respirator with P100/OV cartridges in Finishing/Lamination and was not medically evaluated prior to the use of the respirator.    b) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators were provide a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Laminator was utilizing a MSA Advantage Model 200 LS half-mask respirator with P100/OV cartridges in Lamination and was not medically evaluated prior to the use of the respirator.   c) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators were provide a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Painter was utilizing a MSA half-mask respirator with P100/OV cartridges in Painting and was not medically evaluated prior to the use of the respirator.

Issued

2018-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that fit testing was conducted for all employees required to wear a tight-fitting respirator prior to initial use of the respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Lead was utilizing a MSA half-mask respirator with P100/OV cartridges in Finishing/Lamination and was not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.    b) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that fit testing was conducted for all employees required to wear a tight-fitting respirator prior to initial use of the respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Laminator was utilizing a MSA Advantage Model 200 LS half-mask respirator with P100/OV cartridges in Lamination and was not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.   c) In the facility, on or about May 22, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that fit testing was conducted for all employees required to wear a tight-fitting respirator prior to initial use of the respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Painter was utilizing a MSA half-mask respirator with P100/OV cartridges in Painting and was not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.