OSHA Inspection: COASTAL BEND CONTAINER, INC.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  At this establishment, employees engaged in re-conditioning/re-purposing totes were exposed to corrosive/hazardous chemicals, struck-by, electrical, and laceration hazards.  The employer did not ensure a hazard assessment was conducted by means of a written certification.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

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:  At this establishment, employees wore half-face/negative-pressure/tight-fitting elastomeric respirators without first undergoing a medical evaluation.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  At this establishment, employees wore half-face/negative-pressure/tight-fitting elastomeric respirators without first undergoing fit testing.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:  At this establishment, the employer did not ensure respirators were cleaned and disinfected after each use to prevent worker exposure to chemical hazards and/or pathogenic hazards.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  At this establishment, the employer did not ensure respirators were stored in a manner to protect them from contamination and/or damage.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 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:  At this facility, employees involved in re-conditioning/re-purposing totes voluntarily wear filtering facepieces.  The employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D to the employees.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $1,932

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  In the shop, equipment, such as, but not limited to, a reciprocating saw was plugged into a damaged extension cord which was plugged into a relocatable power tap (which was not designed for industrial use).

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $1,932

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  In the shop, the Commercial Electric industrial fan power supply cord was missing the ground prong.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:  At this establishment, the hazard communication program did not contain an updated list of the hazardous chemicals present in the employees' work areas.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  At this establishment, employees re-purposed chemical totes and were exposed to hazardous/injurious chemicals.  The employer did not ensure copies of safety data sheets for the chemicals were maintained.