OSHA Inspection: CONSOLIDATED UTILITY EQUIPMENT SERVICE INC

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,652 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2)(i): Midrails were not installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guiderail system and the walking-working surface:    Location: Workshop, mezzanine   On or about November 28, 2018, the guardrail system used as fall protection was not adequate in that the midrail  was not installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking working surface.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Jun 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,956 · Current $3,978 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:    Location: Site    On or about November 28, 2018, the employer had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program, where employees were required to wear half facepiece type respirators during spray operations in the spray booth.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Jun 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Location: Spray booth    On or about November 28, 2018, the employer did not perform an evaluation of the respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees sprayed paints and coatings during spray operations in the spray booth.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

May 25, 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:    Location:  Site    On or about November 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees required to where respirators during spraying activities had been medically evaluated to determine their ability use the half facepiece type respirator in the spray booth.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Jun 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    Location:  Site    On or about November 28, 2018, employees required to wear half facepiece type respirators during spray operations in the spray booth had not been fit tested prior to wearing and using their respirator.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Jun 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:      Location: Site    On or about November 28, 2018, the employer did not provide respiratory protection program training to the employees who were required to wear half facepiece type respirators during spray operations in the spray booth where employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to ethyl benzene and toluene.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Jun 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,315 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):       Location: Site  On or about November 28, 2018, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program where employees are exposed to chemicals in the workplace including, but not limited to, n-butanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, nickel oxide, xylene, hydraulic fluid, fuels and oils.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Apr 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:  Location: site On or about November 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure that materials used in secondary containers (containing chemicals, such as, MIBK, xylene) in the spray area were labeled.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Jun 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:      Location: site  On or about November 28, 2018, the employer failed to provide employees with effecting information and training where employees were working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to toluene, ethyl benzene, n-butanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, nickel oxide, and xylene.

Issued

Mar 29, 2019

Abate by

Apr 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,327 · Current $664 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): The person who certified the annual summary was not a company executive as defined in 29 CFR 1904.32(b)(4):    Location: Site    On or about January 23, 2019, the certifying official reviewing and completing the annual summary was not a company executive.