OSHA Inspection: MINOCQUA WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,273 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(5)(i): "Portable and special equipment." Portable fire extinguishment and control equipment shall be provided in such quantities and types as are needed for the special hazards of operation and storage.    The employer did not have an adequate number of fire extinguishers when performing spraying operations and hand staining exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): "Waste and residue." Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.    In the Finishing Building, soiled rags with stain and other chemicals were placed in an uncovered metal bucket.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(3): Floors. The floor surface of a spray booth and operator's working area, if combustible, shall be covered with noncombustible material of such character as to facilitate the safe cleaning and removal of residues.    In the Accudraft Prep 4000 spray booth plywood was laid of the floor.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program when requiring employees to utilize when spraying operations were occurring in the building.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  The employer did not have medical evaluations conducted for employees required to wear a 3M half facepiece respirator.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 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.  The employer did not fit test employees prior to requiring employees to wear the half mask respirator.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function:  The employer permitted employees with facial hair to wear the required half mask respirator.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.  The employer did not provide comprehensive training to employees required to wear the half mask respirators prior to use.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program where employees work with paints, solvents, and thinner.

Issued

Aug 1, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  The employer did not certify the evaluation of the powered industrial vehicle operators.