OSHA Inspection: CONN-SELMER, INC.

Issued

Feb 6, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $9,945 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    On or about October 4, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees who are required to wear respirators did not have facial hair that interfered with the sealing surface of the face piece.

Issued

Feb 6, 2019

Abate by

Dec 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $9,945 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Copper Dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 1.00 mg/m3:    1) On or about October 4, 2018, the employer failed to keep employee exposure to airborne concentrations of copper dust below the permissible exposure limit. An employee operating the polishing equipment was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 3.527 milligrams copper dust per cubic meter of air (mg/m3) which is 3.527 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.00 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 355 minutes during one shift on October 4, 2018. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled period of time (125 minutes).      2) On or about October 4, 2018, the employer failed to keep employee exposure to airborne concentrations of copper dust below the permissible exposure limit An employee operating the polishing equipment was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 2.391 milligrams copper dust per cubic meter of air (mg/m3) which is 2.391 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.00 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 354 minutes during one shift on October 4, 2018. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled period of time (126 minutes).

Issued

Feb 6, 2019

Abate by

Dec 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):    1) On or about October 4, 2018, feasible engineering or administrative controls were not adequately implemented to keep employee exposure to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in the standard. An employee operating the polishing equipment was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 3.527 milligrams copper dust per cubic meter of air (mg/m3) which is 3.527 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.00 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 355 minutes during one shift on October 4, 2018. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled period of time (125 minutes).     2) On or about October 4, 2018, feasible engineering or administrative controls were not adequately implemented to keep employee exposure to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in the standard. An employee operating the polishing equipment was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 2.391 milligrams copper dust per cubic meter of air (mg/m3) which is 2.391 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.00 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 354 minutes during one shift on October 4, 2018. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled period of time (126 minutes).

Issued

Feb 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $52,096 · Current $26,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    On or about September 13, 2018, labels on chemicals in the polishing area in the buffing room of the facility were not supplemented with pictograms, pictures, or symbols to clearly communicate specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the chemicals to employees.    The Conn-Selmer, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1172340, citation number 1, item number 3-A and was affirmed as a final order on December 7, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 34199 Curtis Blvd. Eastlake, OH 44095.