OSHA Inspection: MCKEES ROCKS INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Nov 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,536 · Current $6,829 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): (3) Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.  a. On or about August 08, 2018, in the Conveyor Area, employees were exposed to tripping and laceration hazards from protruding rebar in front of the top of the stairs.  Four pieces of rebar that were approximately 12 inches long and were approximately 3 inches above ground level, were directly in the employee's path going down the stairs.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,967 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    a. On or about May 20, 2018, at the work site, employees who performed frac sand loading operations were required to wear tight-fitting respirators.  The employer had not ensured the employees has been fit tested prior to wearing the respirators.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have:    29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function    a. On or about August 08, 2018, at the work site, the employer failed to ensure that an employee required to wear a negative pressure tight-fitting respirator while performing frac sand loading operations was free of facial hair between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $4,553 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords may be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.  a. On or about August 08, 2018, throughout the Conveyor Area, employees were exposed to multiple extension cords, connected in series.  Three extensions cords, having a combined continuous length exceeding 200 feet, were connected to a power supply cord for a FILL-RITE Fuel Dispenser motor.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $19,918 · Current $12,674 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    a. On or about May 20, 2018, at the work site, employees who performed frac sand loading operations were required to wear tight-fitting respirators.  The employer had not ensured the employees had been medically cleared to wear the respirators prior to allowing the employees to use them.    McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1095802, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on April 29, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 42722 State Route 7, Hannibal, Ohio 43931.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.    29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i): Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;    a. On or about May 20, 2018, at the work site, employees who performed frac sand loading operations were required to wear tight-fitting respirators.  The employer failed to ensure that employees were trained on the necessity, proper fit, maintenance, and use of the required respiratory protection.    McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.134(k)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1095802, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on April 29, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 42722 State Route 7, Hannibal, Ohio 43931.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Mar 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $19,918 · Current $13,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.    a.  On August 8, 2018, an employee performing the required duties as a Screen Cleaner in the Loading Area was over-exposed to respirable crystalline quartz silica at an 8 hour time weighted average of 1.383 milligrams of respirable dust per cubic meter of air.  This exposure is approximately 8.59 times the calculated permissible exposure limit of 0.161 milligrams of respirable dust per cubic meter of air.  The exposure was derived from samples collected over a 415 minute period.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 65 minutes.    b.  On August 8, 2018, an employee performing the required duties as a Loader Operator the Sand Storage Area was over-exposed to respirable crystalline quartz silica at an 8 hour time weighted average of 0.3715 milligrams of respirable dust per cubic meter of air.  This exposure is approximately 2.12 times the calculated permissible exposure limit of 0.175milligrams of respirable dust per cubic meter of air.  The exposure was derived from samples collected over a 435 minute period.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 45 minutes.    McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.1000(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1095802, citation number 1, item number 3a, and was affirmed as a final order on April 29, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 42722 State Route 7, Hannibal, Ohio 43931.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Mar 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    a.  On August 08, 2018, an employee performing the required duties as a loader in the casting area sand storage bay was overexposed to respirable crystalline quartz silica.    b.  On August 08, 2018, a second employee performing the required duties as a loader in the casting area sand storage bay was over-exposed to respirable crystalline quartz silica.    McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.1000(e), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1095802, citation number 1, item number 3b, and was affirmed as a final order on April 29, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 42722 State Route 7, Hannibal, Ohio 43931.