OSHA Inspection: KOSWIRE, INC.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,439 · Current $4,463 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(i): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE on knowing when PPE is necessary:    On or about March 06, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operator or maintenance were exposed to chemical hazards where the employer's personal protective equipment training did not include when personal protective equipment is required by OSHA in the workplace to protect employees from dry lubricant chemical hazards in the Second Drawing area.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(ii): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE on knowing what PPE is necessary:    On or about March 06, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operator or maintenance were exposed to chemical hazards where the employer's personal protective equipment training did not include what personal protective equipment is necessary to protect employees from dry lubricant chemical hazards in the Second Drawing area.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iii): Employee(s) required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know how to don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE:    On or about March 06, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operator or maintenance were exposed to chemical hazards where the employer's personal protective equipment training did not include how to don, doff, adjust, and wear personal protective equipment required by this section.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,439 · Current $4,463 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    On or about March 06, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operator or maintenance were exposed to chemical hazards where the employer implemented voluntary use of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, air tight goggles and face shield, sleeves, gloves or other skin protection necessary to protect employees from dry lubricant chemical hazards in the Second Drawing area.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,439 · Current $4,463 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not implement 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 March 6, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operators and mechanics in the Second Drawing area were exposed to chemical hazards associated with dry lubricants where the employer developed a written hazard communication program but did not effectively implement elements of employee information and training, did not fully comply with container labeling with respect to dry lubricants and did not include in the written program a description of how the employer would inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii): The written hazard communication program did not include the methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non routine tasks, and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas:    On or about March 06, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operator or maintenance were exposed to dry lubricant chemical hazards in the Second Drawing area and the employer's written chemical hazard communication program did not include how the employer would inform employees of hazards associated with non-routine tasks.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 06, 2019 employees acting in the capacity of machine operator or maintenance were exposed to chemical hazards where the employer's hazard communication training did not include the physical or health hazards of dry lubricants used in the six drawing machines in the second drawing area.

Issued

Mar 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

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 March 6, 2019 employees working in the Second Drawing area were exposed to respiratory and skin irritation hazards where the employer provided filtering facepiece respirators for voluntary use but did not also provide the affected employees with the basic information in Appendix D of 1910.134.