OSHA Inspection: FLORIDA TRAILER MANUFACTURING CORP

Issued

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3104.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    Instances:    a) On or about 11/20/18, at 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 assembly department an employee was exposed to a noise level of 86.8 dBA, which exceeds the action level of 84.2 dBA, during the 9-hr representative sampling period.     b) On or about 11/20/18, at 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 assembly department an employee was exposed to a noise level of 88.4 dBA, which exceeds the action level of 84.2 dBA, during the 9-hr representative sampling period.     c) On or about 11/20/18, at 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 jet ski department an employee was exposed to a noise level of 91.2 dBA, which exceeds the action level of 84.2 dBA, during the 9-hr representative sampling period.

Issued

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2956.00 · Current $1774.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire:    On or about 10/17/18 at the 2890 NW 35th St. facility , two oxygen cylinders were stored next to two acetylene cylinders, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4434.00 · Current $2660.00 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about 11/07/2018 at the 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 facility, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program as required while using flammable chemicals, such as but not limited to, acetone and welding gases were used at the workplace.

Issued

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 11/07/2018, at the jobsite location 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 facility in the PVC department, the secondary container of Acetone, was not labeled with the required information.

Issued

2018-12-17 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:  On or about 11/07/2018,  at the  2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 jobsite, the employer did not have the safety data sheets on-site while using flammable chemicals, such as but not limited, to acetone and PVC plastic pipe contact cement at the workplace.

Issued

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:   On or about 11/07/2018, at the 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 jobsite, employees using flammable chemicals such as, but not limited to, acetone, were not trained on the chemicals used at the workplace.

Issued

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  On or about 11/20/2018 at the 2890 NW 35th St. Miami, FL 33142 welding department, the employer did not provide employees, who voluntarily wore a 3M air purifying respirator with a medical evaluation.