OSHA Inspection: DCI, INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): Where mobile test vans were used to meet the audiometric testing obligation, the employer did not obtain a valid baseline audiogram within 1 year of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level:   Location: Rough Mill, Gang Rip Saw  On or about December 7, 2018, production workers in the Rough Mill Department were operating equipment, such as but not limited to, the gang rip saw, where noise exposures were at or above the action level of 85dBA.  A gang rip saw operator hired on August 23, 2016, was not provided with a baseline audiogram within one year of the workers first exposure to noise at or above the action level of 85 dbA.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :  Location: Rough Mill, Mould room a) On or about December 7, 2018 the joiner operator in finger joiner building was exposed to noise levels at 68.9%, which is above the action level of 50% (85 dBA) during a 291 minute sampling period, with the remainder of the 8 hours calculated at zero exposure.  The equivalent level of the 68.9% is 87.3 dBA for an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA).   The employer did not obtain a new audiogram at least annually for employees exposed at or above the action level.  The operator last received an audiogram on January 19, 2017.  b)  On or about December 7, 2018, the borer operator in the mould room was operating equipment such as but not limited to the bore machine, where noise exposures were above the action level of 85 dBA.  The employer did not obtain a new audiogram at least annually for employees exposed at or above the action level.  The operator last received an audiogram on January 19, 2017.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors were worn by an employee who was required by 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) to wear personal protective equipment:  Location: rough mill-gang rip saw, mould room-drills,   a) On or about December 7, 2018, the employer did not ensure that hearing protectors were worn by all employees in the Rough Mill Department while operating equipment such as, but not limited to, the gang rip saw, where noise levels were at or above 90 dBA.   b)  On or about January 18, 2019, the employer did not ensure that hearing protectors were worn by the Drill Operator in the Mould Room. Sampling performed during 390 minutes on January 18, 2019 showed this employee was exposed to 93.6 dBA, which is equivalent to 165% of the allowable dose of 90 dBA.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): Ventilation. Every inside storage room was not provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system. Such system was not designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour.  Location: flammable storage rooms On or about December 6, 2018, the closed container flammable storage room had no ventilation system to ensure at least six air changes per hour.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a. Site- The employer did not conduct a PPE assessment of the workplace where employees were exposed to eye and face injuries from flying materials including, but not limited to, wood dust and wood pieces.  b. Site- The employer did not conduct a PPE assessment of the workplace where employees were exposed to electrical hazards while voltage testing which required eye, face, hand, and body protection from contact with energized parts and molten metal from an arc flash.  c. Site- The employer did not conduct a PPE assessment of the workplace where employees were exposed to eye and skin injury from corrosive and flammable chemicals while spraying and transferring pre-cat lacquer.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.134(k)  Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so. 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:  Location: spray booth, and throughout facility  a)  On or about December 6, 2018, employees permitted to voluntarily use N95 and half face elastomeric air purifying respirators were not provided with Appendix D of this standard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,229 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:   Location: Old spray booth  a)  On or about December 6, 2018, compressed air nozzles in the spray booth was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i., and was measured at 80 p.s.i. where employees used compress air to clean off pieces prior to spraying with stain and pre-cat lacquer.  Location: New spray booth  b)  On or about December 6, 2018, compressed air nozzles in the new spray booth was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i., and was measured at 90 p.s.i. where employees used compress air to clean off pieces after being hand rubbed, and prior to spraying with pre-cat lacquer.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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: throughout facility On or about 12/06/2018 the employer did not ensure that secondary containers utilized daily by employees were marked with required information.  Containers that were unmarked contained materials such as, but not limited to, acetone, bleach solution, water based wood glue, hydraulic fluid mixed with acetone, water, and machine oil.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,706 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.10(a): The employer did not record all cases on the OSHA 300 Log when an employee's hearing test (audiogram) revealed that the employee had experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level was 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS.  Site Thirty days after receiving results of employee audiograms, the employer did not record on the OSHA 300 log, the hearing loss of a worker whos results indicated a standard threshold shift.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not post of copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 in the workplace:  Location: Site (rough mill, mould room, finger jointer bldg., and double edge bander room)  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer had not posted a copy of the OSHA noise standard in the workplace where employees were exposed to hazardous noise at or above an 8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The spraying operations (except electrostatic spraying operations) were not designed, installed and maintained such that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) was not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity was maintained.  Location: old and new spray booths   a)  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure that air velocity over the open face of the booth was greater than 100 linear feet per minute.    b)  On or about December 6, 2018, The employer did not install visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices to indicate or insure that the required air velocity was maintained.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  Location: Spray booths "old" and "new"  On or about December 6, 2018, employees were not wearing protective gloves while spraying pre-cat lacquer in the spray booth, exposing those employees to skin irritation.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(4): The employer did not provide training in the use and care of all hearing protectors provided to employees:  Location: rough mill  On or about January 18, 2019 the employer failed to provide training to an employee on the use and care of all hearing protectors provided to the employee where noise exposures were at or above the action level of 85 dBA.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,115 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:  Location:  Paint booth new  b)  On or about December 6, 2018, the area directly surrounding the spray booth where pre-cat lacquer is applied to products by spraying containing was used for storage of old materials such as wood, carts and unfinished products.  the pre-cat lacquer contains flammable chemicals such as, but not limited to, ethyl benzene, ethyl alcohol, acetone, and n-butyl acetate.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:  Location:  Old and New spray booths      a)On or about December 6, 2018, the spray booth where pre-cat lacquer was sprayed was not kept free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residue, where dust collected under the filters, and lacquer was built up on the walls and was peeling off in large pieces.  b)On or about December 6, 2018, the spray booth where pre-cat lacquer and wood stains were sprayed was not kept free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residue, where dust collected under the filters, and lacquer was built up on the walls and was peeling off in large pieces.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,819 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5): Where solvents with flash points of less than 100 degrees F were used for the cleaning of spray nozzle and auxiliary equipment, cleaning was not conducted inside spray booths and ventilation equipment was not operated during cleaning.  Location:  Drying area On or about December 6, 2018, Employees cleaned and soaked the spray nozzles outside of the spray booth with fastsolvent, which has a flashpoint of -4 degrees F.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:  Location: Spray booth On or about December 6, 2018, the employer allowed employees to store and consume mints, candy, and beverages inside of the spraybooth, where pre-cat lacquer and stain is sprayed on furniture parts.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Location:  Spray booth, finishing area a)  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the written program included the requirements necessary to ensure employees voluntarily wearing half face air purifying respirators during spraying operations were medically able to use the respirators.    b)  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer failed to provide medical evaluations to determine employee ability to wear half face air purifying respirators during spraying operations.