MALCOLM, NE —
OSHA Inspection: LIQUID FOAM INSULATION, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LIQUID FOAM INSULATION, INC in 10004 NW 112TH, MALCOLM, NE 68402 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 343344545.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LIQUID FOAM INSULATION, INC
- Site address
- 10004 NW 112TH
- City
- MALCOLM
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68402
- Mailing
- 2116 MADISON ST, OMAHA, NE 68107
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238310
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: The employer is failing to ensure that employees are fit tested at least annually. The most recent occurrence was documented during the inspection conducted on July 30, 2018 on the jobsite located at 10004 NW 112th St, Malcolm, NE 68402. The employer has employees using tight fitting respirators when applying spray foam insulation. This process is conducted approximately three to five times per week. Employees are given an initial fit test; however, the employer is not ensuring employees are fit tested at least annually thereafter.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2772
- — Z (S) $2772
1910.134 H01
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer: The employer is failing to protect employees from hazardous associated with wearing a tight fitting respirator. The most recent occurrence was documented during the inspection conducted on July 30, 2018 on the jobsite located at 10004 NW 112th St, Malcolm, NE 68402. The employer has eight employees using tight fitting respirators when applying spray foam insulation. This process is conducted approximately three to five times per week. Respirators are not kept clean, sanitary, and in good working order.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3880
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.134 H03 I A
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(i)(A): Respirators used in routine situations were not inspected before each use and during cleaning: The employer is failing to protect employees from hazardous associated with using tight fitting respirators that have not been inspected before use. The most recent occurrence was documented during the inspection conducted on July 30, 2018 on the jobsite located at 10004 NW 112th St, Malcolm, NE 68402. The employer has eight employees using tight fitting respirators when applying spray foam insulation. This process is conducted approximately three to five times per week. Respirators are not inspected prior to each use and during cleaning.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 J
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(j): The employer did not ensure all respirator filters, cartridges and canisters used in the workplace were labeled and color coded with the NIOSH approval label and that the label was not removed and was legible: The employer is failing to protect employees from hazardous associated with using tight fitting respirators that have cartridges which are no longer legible. The most recent occurrence was documented during the inspection conducted on July 30, 2018 on the jobsite located at 10004 NW 112th St, Malcolm, NE 68402. The employer has eight employees using tight fitting respirators when applying spray foam insulation. This process is conducted approximately three to five times per week. The label on both cartridges of a respirator that was inspected was covered with debris and no longer legible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: The employer is failing to reevaluate employees on how to operate the powered industrial trucks and recognize the struck by or caught under hazards associated with their operation. The most recent occurrence was documented during the inspection conducted on July 30, 2018 on the jobsite located at 10004 NW 112th St, Malcolm, NE 68402. Employees use a forklift daily to load materials into their work trucks. The employer has failed to ensure that each operator of the forklift has been evaluated every three years as required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3326
- — Z (S) $3326
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343344545.
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