OSHA Inspection: HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL, INC.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Jan 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $4,262 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2):  The employer did not establish and maintain a respiratory protection program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.134(c):    (a) Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc., 35085 Sussex Highway, Delmar, DE - On or about June 4, 2019, the employer failed to establish a respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respirators during spray painting and sandblasting.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Jan 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc., Painting and Sandblasting Areas - On or about September 13, 2019, and on prior dates, the employer failed to provide medical evaluations for employees who were required to wear respirators during activities such as sandblasting trailers, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Jan 7, 2020

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:  (a) Painting and Welding Areas - On or about June 4, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a tight-fitting air-purifying respirator during trailer-servicing activities, such as welding and painting, were fit tested prior to initial respirator use.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,577 · Current $5,683 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2):  Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of total dust in excess of 15 mg/m3, the OSHA OSHA eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) exposure limit for total dust:     a) Sandblasting Area - On or about September 14, 2019, the employer failed to prevent employee exposure to an airborne concentration of total dust greater than an eight-hour average exposure of 15 mg/m3, the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for total dust.  An employee who was sandblasting a trailer was exposed to total dust, dispersed in air, at an eight-hour time-weighted average concentration of 687 mg/m3, an exposure in excess of the OSHA PEL for total dust.  The duration of employee air sampling was 225 minutes and zero was assumed for any un-sampled time when calculating this TWA.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1):  The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level (AL) in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:  (a) Sandblasting Area - On or about September 14, 2019, and on prior dates, the employer failed to assess the exposure of employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica above the OSHA action level for respirable crystalline silica while sandblasting trailers, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1):  The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:  (a) Sandblasting Area - On or about September 14, 2019, and on prior dates, the employer failed to implement engineering or work practice controls to ensure exposures of employees engaged in sandblasting activities are at or below the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica exposing employees to a silica inhalation hazard.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i):  The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements described in sub-items 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(A) through 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(C):  (a) Sandblasting Area - On or about September 14, 2019, and on prior dates, the employer failed to establish an exposure control plan for employees exposed to a silica inhalation hazard while engaged in sandblasting activities.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Jan 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    (a) Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc., 35085 Sussex Highway, Delmar, DE - On or about September 14, 2019, the employer failed to verify that a workplace hazard assessment has been performed for service technician employees who are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) for protection from workplace hazards.