OSHA Inspection: DUX PAINT, LLC

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $1819.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) Labeling Shop: A designated emergency exit was locked from the inside, via roll up security gate, thus impeding safe escape from the building, on or about 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1364.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Labeling Shop: A designated emergency exit was blocked by pallets of empty five gallon containers and other equipment, thus impeding safe escape from the building, on or about 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $2273.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected:  a) Filling Shop: Employees are required to dispense flammable liquids, including but not limited to, Midwest Topcoat, Part B, a Category 2 flammable liquid, from a large tote into various size containers. The employer did not ensure that employees  dispensed flammable liquids via proper bonding and grounding of containers, on or about 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1364.00 Reduced

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:   a) Batch Making: An employee is required to wear a 3M full face dual cartridge respirator while engaged in batch making operations. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to wear a respirator, on or about 3/6/19 and 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1364.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) Labeling Shop: The front area of an electrical panel rated at 250 volts, used to power shop lights, an outlet heater and a ceiling fan, was blocked by pallets of empty five gallon containers, on or about 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1364.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a) Paint Labeling Shop: An electrical outlet used to service a nearby stapling machine was missing a cover plate, on or about 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Batch Making Shop: Employees are allowed to voluntarily wear respirators, including but not limited to, 3M half mask respirators and N95 filtering facepiece dust masks while engaged in batch making of paint and tank cleaning operations. The employer did not provide basic advisory information on the voluntary use of respirators for affected employees, on or about 3/6/19 and 4/16/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(6)(ii): Chemical manufacturers or importers did not ensure that distributors and employers were provided an appropriate safety data sheet with their initial shipment, and/or with the first shipment after a material safety data sheet was updated:  a) Facility-Wide: The employer did not provide safety data sheets to distributors and employers prior to or at the time of shipment of manufactured commercial chemicals, on or about, 3/6/19.