OSHA Inspection: FOXX EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $3250.00 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) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program in accordance with this standard. This condition exposed employees to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to:  -welding fumes  -hexavalent chromium  -toluene  -alkanoamines  -D-limonene

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  (a) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not maintain Safety Data Sheets for each hazardous chemical they used in accordance with this standard.

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not provide effective training and information on the hazardous chemicals used at this workplace in accordance with this standard. This condition exposed employees to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to: -welding fumes -hexavalent chromium -toluene -alkanoamines -D-limonene

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(1)(iv): The employer did not include the potentially hazardous materials employed in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals, all of which are potentially used in welding and cutting, in the program established to comply with Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (sec. 1910.1200):  (a) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not include the hazardous materials involved with welding in the required written hazard communication program. This condition exposed employees to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to: -welding fumes -hexavalent chromium

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:   (a) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not include chromium (VI) in the required written hazard communication program, hazard communication training and safety data sheets. This condition exposed employees to chromium (VI).

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1294.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.33(a): The employer did not save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one existed), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report Forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records covered:    (a) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not maintain OSHA logs at any time at this establishment.

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $726.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not assess the workplace to determine which hazards were present that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment. Shop employees do not wear protective clothing while welding, grinding and operating machinery. This condition exposed employees to radiant energy from the welding arc as well as flying chips and sparks from grinding.

Issued

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):   (a) Foxx Equipment Company at 955 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204: On or before 8/2/18 the employer did not determine the 8 hour time-weighted-average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). The employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards associated with welding stainless steel and establish controls. This condition exposed employees to chromium (VI).