OSHA Inspection: ANJEN FINISHING, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,576 · Current $1,803 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:  Location - wet painting booth  On or about March 13, 2019, an employee who wore half face air purifying respirator, during wet painting process, was not medically evaluated for working with painting fume.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Location - painting booth  On or about March 13, 2019, an employee who is required to wear tight fitting respirator was not fit tested. An employee wore half face air purifying respirator without fit testing for working with painting fume.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,713 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  Location - entire job site  On or about March 13, 2019, an employee who operated the powered industrial truck was not trained and evaluated.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,576 · Current $1,803 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:  Location - cleaning area  On or about March 13, 2019, a written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented where products, such as ISOPREP 184 (containing nitric acid and sulfuric acid) were used for cleaning process.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  Location - cleaning area  On or about March 13, 2019, employer did not provide effective information and training for employees required to use hazardous chemical products, such as ISOPREP 184 (containing nitric acid and sulfuric acid), for cleaning process.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $425 · Current $298 Reduced

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:  Location - wet painting booth  On or about March 13, 2019, employer has not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program for an employee using half face air purifying respirator for working with painting fume, during wet painting process.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:   Location - wet painting booth  On or about March 13, 2019, the employer had not performed an evaluation or identification of respiratory hazards for  painting fume, during wet painting process.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  Location - wet painting booth  On or about March 13, 2019, employer did not provide information and training on proper use and care of respirator where an employee was wearing half face air purifying respirator for working with painting fume.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $425 · Current $298 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:  Location - powder coating booth  On or about March 13, 2019, an employee was provided voluntary use for N95 disposable respirators (MOLDEX, 2300) for powder coating process, but not provided Appendix D advisory information regarding employees' proper usage.