OSHA Inspection: VALLEY TIRES COMPANY

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,150 Reduced

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)  At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - A written respiratory protection program was not established or implemented.  An employee is required to wear a Sperian 3000 series half-mask respirator during Polyfill operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - An employee were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear a respirator in the workplace.  An employee is required to wear a Sperian 3000 series half-mask respirator during Polyfill operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - An employee was not provided with a fit test prior to being required to wear a respirator.  An employee wears a Sperian Series 3000 half-mask respirator during Polyfill operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provided effective training to employees who are required to use respirators:  a)  At the facility on or about November 7, 2018 - An employee was not provided with effective training when required to wear a respirator.  An employee is required to wear a Sperian Series 3000 half mask respirator during Polyfill operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)  At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - An employee had a beard that interfered with the seal of a respirator.  An employee is required to wear a Sperian 3000 Series half-mask respirator during Polyfill operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,150 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)  At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - A written hazard communication program was not implemented at the workplace.  Employees are exposed to Tyrfil Flex containing petroleum distillates, a irritant, during Polyfill Operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8): The employer did not ensure that portable containers into which hazardous chemicals were transferred from labeled containers and which were not intended for the immediate use of the person doing the transfer, were properly labeled:  a)  At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - A portable container was not labeled with the appropriate labeling requirements.  Employees were using a portable bottle labeled Windex that contained Detecto Mist containing, Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate, an irritant, during tire repair operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - Employees were not provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.  Employees are exposed to Tyrfil Flex containing petroleum distillates, a irritant, during Polyfill Operations.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Apr 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) At the facility, on or about November 7, 2018 - Employees, who voluntarily wear respirators, were not provided with Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.  Employees voluntarily wear a 3M N-95 filtering facepiece respirator during tire repair operations.