OSHA Inspection: OHIO GRATINGS, INC.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $10,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that an approved self-closing valve was used when transferring Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid, from a plastic tote to a metal dip tank.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.125(b)(1)(ii):  Properly trapped overflow piping that discharged to a safe location was not provided for any dip tank having a liquid surface area greater than 10 feet squared (0.95 m2).    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to provide overflow piping that discharged to a safe location for a dip tank having a surface area of approximately 139.5 square feet of Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $9,472

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(f): Employees were not knowledgeable of the proper first-aid procedures appropriate to the dipping or coating hazards to which they were exposed:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees working with Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel in a dip tank procedure were knowledgeable of proper first-aid procedures.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): Employees who worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping and coating operation:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees who worked with liquids that could irritate their skin and eyes, including, but not limited to, Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, were provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping operation.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $10,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.125(e)(2): Portable container(s) used to add liquid to the tank was not electrically bonded to the dip tank and was not positively grounded to prevent static electrical sparks or arcs:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the portable container used to add Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid, to the dip dank was electrically bonded to the dip tank to electrostatic spark.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.125(e)(4)(i): All vapor areas were not kept free of combustible debris and were not kept as free as practicable of combustible stock:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to keep the vapor area around the dip tank free of combustible debris when large pieces of cardboard covered in the Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel were kept on the floor surrounding the dip tank.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.125(f)(1): Fire protection required by 29 CFR 1910.125(f) for any dip tank having a capacity of at least 150 gallons (568 L) or a liquid surface area of at least 4 square feet (0.38 m1) was not provided:    On or about December 27, 2018, a dip tank having a surface area of approximately 139.5 square feet of Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid, was not provided with fire protection.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $9,472 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees operating the dip tank containing Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel were using appropriate eye or face protection including, but not limited to, tightly sealed goggles.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer did not require employees working with chemicals including, but not limited to Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, to wear chemical resistant gloves.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $1,276 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s):    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that a safety guard was installed on the abrasive wheel of the surface grinder located on the back wall in the machine shop area.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $10,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet for chemicals including, but not limited to, the Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to maintain in the workplace copies of the required data sheets for each hazardous chemical and failed to ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work areas. The books of safety data sheets were kept on-site in one area of one building and did not contain safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the facility.    a. Employees were required to ask managers for access to the SDSs not available in these books. Employees are exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a category 3 flammable liquid, when operating the dip tank.    b. Employees were required to ask managers for access to the SDSs not available in these books. Employees are exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, Trim Sol metal working fluid when operating surface grinders and CNC machines in the machine shop department.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    a. On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to provide employees with effective training on the hazards associated with the chemicals in their work area including, but not limited to, Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid, at their time of initial assignment when working in the dip tank operation.       b. On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to provide employees with effective training on the hazards associated with the chemicals in their work area including, but not limited to, Trim Sol metal working fluid, at the time of initial assignment when working in the machine shop.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Training provided by the employer did not include the details of the employer's hazard communication program, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to provide employees with effective training on the details of the hazard communication program including, but not limited to, how employees can obtain a safety data sheet.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7): In lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers, the employer did not ensure the written materials such as signs, placards, process sheets, batch tickets, or operating procedures, containing the information required by paragraph (f)(6) of this section to be on a label, were readily accessible to the employees in their work area throughout each work shift:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the dip tank containing Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel, a Category 3 flammable liquid, was labeled or that written materials contained the information required by paragraph f(6) of this section.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to certify in writing that an assessment of the workplace to determine if hazards are present which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment.

Issued

Jun 11, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    On or about December 27, 2018, the employer failed to provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators on a voluntary basis while operating the dip tank containing Water Reducible Alkyd Dip Enamel.