OSHA Inspection: TEC-CAST, INC.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) Investment Department: Employees engaged in investment casting are required to wear 3M N95 filtering facepiece dust masks. The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for affected employees, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a) Investing Department: Employees engaged in investment casting are required to wear 3M N95 filtering facepiece dust masks. The employer did not provide affected employees with a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    a) Investment Department: Employees engaged in investment casting are required to wear 3M N95 filtering facepiece dust masks. The employer did not provide training prior to allowing employees to wear respirators, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:  a) Production Area: Employees had not completed required training on the safe operation of an electric powered Toyota forklift truck, prior to operating such equipment, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch:  a) Investment Department: An exhaust fan that was less than seven feet above the floor had guard openings greater than four inch, thus exposing employees to amputations, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a) Wax Mixing Room: An electrical switch box that powers the wax mixing machine was missing knockouts, on or about 9/18/18.  b) Acid Room: An electrical outlet box was missing knockouts, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:  a) Investment Department: Employees engaged in mold investment casting, work with Ransom & Randolph 800w FG and 835 Investment material that contains 20-40 percent silica content. The employer did not conduct initial personal breathing zone sampling to determine employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica, thus exposing employees to potential silica hazards, on or about 9/18/18.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica:    a) Investment Department: Employees engaged in mold investment casting, work with Ransom & Randolph 800w FG and 835 Investment material that contains 20-40 percent silica content. The employer did not provide affected employees with the knowledge and understating of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica, on or about 9/18/18.