OSHA Inspection: BMR SUSPENSION, INC.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    a) For the car suspension manufacturing operations located at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL),  employees were exposed to dermatitis and skin sensitization when using red baron powder coating, in that, the employer did not select and ensure the use of skin protection, as observed on or about August 27, 2019.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Jan 19, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,652 Reduced

Hazardous substances B101

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:     a) For the car suspension manufacturing operations located at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL), as observed on or about August 27, 2019.  The employer did not establish a respiratory protection program for employee performing dry spraying on parts during a 418-minute sampling period that was exposed to an 8-hr TWA of 17.6 mg/m3 of barium sulfate.  This was approximately 117% of the OSHA-PEL of 15 mg/m3.  The employee was powder coating car suspension parts during a full-day shift and using a N95 filtering facepiece. The exposure level was derived from one continuous sample collected over a 418-minute sampling period; zero exposure was considered for the remaining 62 minutes of the work.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Jan 19, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances B101

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Barium Sulfate (total dust) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter.    a) For the car suspension manufacturing operations located at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL), as observed on or about August 27, 2019. An employee performing dry spraying on parts during a 418-minute sampling period was exposed to an 8-hr TWA of 17.6 mg/m3 of barium sulfate.  This was approximately 117% of the OSHA-PEL of 15 mg/m3.  The employee was powder coating car suspension parts during a full-day shift. The exposure level was derived from one continuous sample collected over a 418-minute sampling period; zero exposure was considered for the remaining 62 minutes of the work shift.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,652 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587A201B101

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:    a) For employee at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL)  engaged in the powder coating of car suspension parts that did not receive training on the hazards associated with barium sulfate, as observed on or about August 27, 2019.  On this date, an employee performing powder coating on car suspension parts was exposed to 20.0 mg/m3 of dust during a 418-minute sampling period.  The employee's 8-hour TWA of 17.6 mg/m3 was approximately 117% of the OSHA-PEL of 15 mg/m3.  The employee was powder coating car suspension parts during a full-day shift. The exposure level was derived from one continuous sample collected over a 418-minute sampling period; zero exposure was considered for the remaining 62 minutes of the work shift.    b) For employees at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL) engaged in the welding of car suspension parts that did not receive training on the hazards associated with welding fumes such as iron oxide and manganese.  As observed on or about August 27, 2019.     c) For employees at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL) engaged in dry blasting of car suspension parts that did not receive training on the hazards associated with aluminum oxide.  As observed on or about August 27, 2019.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances B101

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:  a) For employee at 928 Sligh Ave. in Seffner (FL) provided with a 3M Uline filtering facepiece when engaged in the powder coating of car suspension parts as observed on or about 08/27/2019.  On this date, an employee performing powder coating on car suspension parts was exposed to 20.0 mg/m3 of dust during a 418-minute sampling period.  The employee's 8-hour TWA of 17.6 mg/m3 was approximately 117% of the OSHA-PEL of 15 mg/m3.  The employee was powder coating car suspension parts during a full-day shift. The exposure level was derived from one continuous sample collected over a 418-minute sampling period; zero exposure was considered for the remaining 62 minutes of the work shift.