OSHA Inspection: BLUE PATRIOT FAB

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00402460

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(9): Flammable liquids for use in spraying operations were transferred from one container to another without both containers being effectively bonded and grounded to prevent discharge sparks of static electricity.    Employer is failing to ensure that spray operation employees transferring flammable liquids from metal barrels to plastic container without both containers being bonded and grounded in the following instances:    A) Methyl Ethyl Ketone was transferred from a metal barrel in the warehouse area of the main facility to a plastic container to clean spray gun(s) without the containers being bonded and grounded. This hazard was last observed on or about July 9, 2019.    B) Ultra Kleen Spray Equipment Solution was transferred from a metal barrel in the Ida St. facility spray area to a plastic container without the containers being bonded and grounded. This hazard occurred on or about May 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Hazardous substances 108022702460

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:    Employer is failing to develop and implement all aspects of a written respiratory protection program for employees mandated to wear respirators in the facilities located at 4309 N. 26th St. and 1875 Ida St. Omaha, Nebraska. A written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures was not available upon agency request. This violation was last observed on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 108022702460

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:  Employer is failing to implement a respirator cartridge change schedule based on monitoring or objective data for spray painter employees mandated to wear respirators in the facilities located at 4309 N. 26th St. and 1875 Ida St. Omaha, Nebraska. This violation was last observed on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,625 Reduced

Hazardous substances 108022702460

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:    Employer is failing to provide a medical evaluation for employees mandated to wear respirators in the facilities located at 4309 N. 26th St. and 1875 Ida St. Omaha, Nebraska in the following instances:    A) An employee operating the Wallace chop saw had not been provided a medical evaluation for his respirator usage. This violation was last observed on or about July 12, 2019.    B) An employee spray painting in the main facility spray booth had not received a medical evaluation before fit testing or using a respirator.  The medical evaluation was provided on or about June 24, 2019.    C) An employee spraying coating in the Ida St. facility had not received a medical evaluation before fit testing or using a respirator. The medical evaluation was provided on or about June 25, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,625 Reduced

Hazardous substances 108022702460

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:    Employer is failing to provide appropriate fit testing for employees mandated to wear respirators in the facilities located at 4309 N. 26th St. and 1875 Ida St. Omaha, Nebraska in the following instances:    A) An employee operating the Wallace chop saw had not been fit tested before his respirator usage. This violation was last observed on or about July 12, 2019.    B) An employee spray painting in the main facility spray booth had not been fit tested prior to using a respirator.  The fit testing was provided on or about May 16, 2019.    C) An employee spraying coating in the Ida St. facility had not been fit tested prior to using a respirator.  The fit testing was provided on or about May 16, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    Employer is failing to develop and implement a lockout/tagout program that includes machine specific lockout procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections. An energy control program with specific lockout procedures was not available upon agency request. Employees service and perform maintenance on equipment including, but not limited to CNCs, lathe/threader units, and saws. This violation was last observed on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,500 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):    The employer is failing to provide training and evaluation of the employees competency to operate multiple forklifts throughout the facilities at 4309 N. 26th St. and 1875 Ida St. - Omaha, Nebraska. Forklift training, quizzes, and evaluations were provided to industrial truck operators after the initial inspection opening date of May 9, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the date of the forklift operator evaluation.  The employer is failing to include the date(s) of the evaluation for the training/evaluation certification for the employees competency to operate multiple forklifts throughout the facilities at 4309 N. 26th St. and 1875 Ida St. - Omaha, Nebraska. The certification form also did not include the equipment operated for the elevation.

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    Employer is failing to provide machine guarding for the rotating chucks of the lathes/pipe threaders in the main shop area including, but not limited to the Monarch lathe, Landis threader, Axelson lathe, and the Meuser lathe. These hazards were last observed on or about July 9, 2019.