OSHA Inspection: ELAN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,967 · Current $3,580 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, exceeded the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table:  (a)  At the Platform #2 work area, on or about May 29, 2019, an employee was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average level of 32.9 mg/m3, which is approximately 2.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 397 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 83 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a)  At the Platform #2 work area, on or about May 29, 2019, the employer did not implement feasible engineering controls or work practices to reduce and maintain employee airborne particulate exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air for an employee that was exposed to a time-weighted average of 32.9 milligrams per cubic meter of air exposing the employee to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,967 · Current $3,580 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:  (a) In the Powder Prep area, on or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees who voluntarily used a 3M half-mask P-100 respirator while performing their work duties, resulting in a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  (a)  In the Powder Prep area, on or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide annual fit testing for employees who voluntarily used a 3M half-mask P-100 respirator while performing their work duties, resulting in a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition:  (a)  In the Powder Prep area, on or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure that all nameplates on a Toyota LPG powered forklift were maintained in a legible condition, resulting in a struck-by or crushing hazard.