OSHA Inspection: OUT OF THE BLUE FINISHING SOLUTIONS INC.

Issued

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,652 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about March 05, 2019 employee was exposed to noise levels exceeding 85.0 dBA as an eight hour time weighted average.  An employee was manually applying powder coating to metal pieces inside a paint booth and was exposed to 88.53 dBA, as an eight hour time weighted average.  The employee was evaluated on March 05, 2019 and was sampled for 467 minutes, the remaining 13 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.

Issued

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,652 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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:  On or about March 05, 2019 a written respiratory protection program was not developed for employees powder coating.  Respiratory protection was required for employees powder coating metal parts.

Issued

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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:  On or about February 22, 2019, employees powder coating paint were not medically evaluated prior to wearing a full face respirator.  Respiratory protection was required when powder coating.

Issued

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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):  On or about March 05, 2019, employees powder coating paint were not fit tested.   Respiratory protection was required when powder coating.

Issued

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,652 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135T405

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:  On or about February 22, 2019 powder coating employees were not informed of the occupational health hazards of powder paints.

Issued

May 8, 2019

Abate by

May 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2):  The establishment had 20 or more but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and the establishment was classified as an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, but did not electronically submit information from OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee.  The employer did not submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form:  On or about March 05, 2019, the employer failed to electronically submit their 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA for the calendar year 2018.