OSHA Inspection: KEY-LINK FENCING & RAILING, INC.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Dec 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6): The employer did not provide training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i) through (q)(6)(v) for employees who participated in or were expected to participate in emergency response:      (a) Keylink Company - Employees participated in an emergency response operation by stopping the leak of a tote during the spill of 200 gallons of hydrofluoric acid, on or about July 20, 2018.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Dec 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,879 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):      Keylink - The employer did not provide forklift training and certification for employees in the powder coating department who drive the Tusk and Toyota forklifts, on or about July 20, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 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) Key Link - The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communications program for employees who are exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to: titanium dioxide, 1,3,5 triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC), hydrofluoric acid, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, fluotitanic acid and potassium hydroxide while working in the powder coating department, on or about July 20, 2018.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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). Keylink - The employer did not provide training on chemicals employees are exposed to in the powder coating area such as but not limited to hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric acid, 1,3,5 triglycidyl isocyanurate and potassium hydroxide, on or about July 20, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:    (a) Keylink - The employer did not verify through written certification that a personal protective equipment evaluation was performed for employees that work in the powder coating department, on or about July 20, 2018.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Powder Coating Department - The employer did not provide employees who voluntarily wear a 3M 2300 N95 respirators with a copy of Appendix D, on or about July 20, 2018.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.