OSHA Inspection: AUTO BODY EXPERTS USA 1, LLC

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved containers and/or portable tanks were not used for the storage of flammable liquids:    On or about 1/11/2019, jobsite located at 5770 Progress Road Miami, FL 33143 spraying area, the lacquer thinner container(Ultra Kleen Spray Equipment Solution), was being stored in a Pepsi plastic 1 liter bottle.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Abate by

Apr 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,819 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) with defect(s) or in any way unsafe had not been withdrawn from service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    On or about 1/11/19, at 5770 Progress Road, Miami, FL 33143, the Allis-Chamers forklift (SN: ALP517321) propane cylinder was not secured while a latch was missing, exposing the employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,273 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:    On or about 1/11/2019, at the 5770 Progress Road Miami, FL 33143 spraying area, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Ultra-Kleen Spray Equipment Solution used at the workplace.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 1/11/2019, jobsite located at the 5770 Progress Road Miami, FL 33143 spraying area, the employer did not label the container by identifying the hazardous chemical containing Ultra-Kleen Spray Equipment Solution.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 1/11/2019, jobsite located at the 5770 Progress Road Miami, FL 33143 spraying area, the employer did not provide safety data sheets (SDS) for hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Ultra-Kleen Spray Equipment Solution was not readily available to employees at the workplace.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:    On or about 01/11/2019, jobsite located at 5770 Progress Road, Miami, FL 33143 facility, the employer did not provide the Compliance Safety & Health Officer with the OSHA 300 records within 4 hours after they were requested.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Abate by

May 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $425 · Current $255 Reduced

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 1/11/2019, at  5770 Progress Road Miami, FL 33143 spraying area, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who voluntarily wear a 3M elastomeric half mask respirator.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Abate by

May 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $425 · Current $255 Reduced

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 01/11/2019, jobsite located at 5770 Progress Road Miami, FL 33143, the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 for employees who voluntarily wear a 3M elastomeric half mask respirator while performing spray painting activities at the facility.