OSHA Inspection: DUALDRAW, LLC

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer had developed but not implemented and maintained a site specific written hazard communication program. Employer Representatives had no knowledge of the written program on the first day of the inspection. The written program was not updated to the globally harmonized system (GHS) and did not require the use of GHS labels or safety data sheets. Employees were not trained about the program and the program did not have an administrator. This condition potentially exposed employees to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to the following:    1) Galvanized (Hot Dipped) Sheet-Carbon Steel (during welding and grinding)  2) Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner   4) Cardinal Acrylic Enamel Aerosols  5) Gardolene D

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:    (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not maintain the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace, including, but not limited to acetone, Gardolene D, numerous Cardinal Acrylic Enamel Aerosols, Galvanized (Hot Dipped) Sheet-Carbon Black and Chromium-Nickel Alloyed Stainless Steel grades. The employer maintained material safety data sheets that had not been updated to safety data sheers for hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to propane, Drano Max Professional Strength Gell Clog Remover, isopropyl alcohol, Mineral Spirits, WD-40, and Zep Stainless Steel Polish.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Employees did not know the hazards of the chemicals in their work areas. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards, including, but not limited to Galvanized (Hot Dipped) Sheet-Carbon Steel (during welding and grinding), Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner, Cardinal Acrylic Enamel Aerosols, and Gardolene D.  Abatement Note: Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200:    (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not ensure that all employees, who were assigned to workplaces, where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200. Employees were exposed to the hazards of chromium (VI) during welding on Chromium-Nickel Alloyed Stainless Steel grades in the shop.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not maintain a Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms for the previous three years.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): Walking-working surfaces were not inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition:  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the load capacity was marked on a plate and securely affixed in a conspicuous place for the storage area above the Shop Managers office in the shop area. This condition potentially exposed employees in the office to struck-by hazards from building materials and storage items if the load capacity of the overhead working surface was exceeded and collapsed.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not verify, through written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.  Personal protective equipment provided to employees for activities, including, but not limited to welding and painting activities, were not documented in a workplace hazard assessment.  This condition exposed employees to chemical and physical hazards.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was provided with the information contained in Appendix D to this section when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.  The employer provided 3M Model 8210 N95 filtering face piece respirators for voluntary use.  This condition exposed the employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace in that employees welding on stainless steel were not monitored or evaluated for employee exposure. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards from welding, including but not limited to iron oxide, nickel, manganese fumes and copper fumes.

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 17, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employee exposure to chromium (VI) was assessed, while welding on stainless steel. An employee was exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average concentration of 0.0567 micrograms per cubic meter of chromium (VI) when sampled for 17 minutes. The employee only welded for 4 minutes. The employee exposure was below the action level and the permissible exposure limit for chromium (VI).

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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:  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not ensure that two metal electrical outlet boxes in the central part of the shop were used in accordance with listed instructions, in that the outlet boxes in use on the flexible cords included pre-punched knockouts that could be dislodged by frequent handling and the boxes were not securely fixed to a surface, where they could be damaged or come into incidental contact with water, which could act as an electrical conductor. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards while connecting and disconnecting electric-powered equipment at the outlet box at the end of a flexible cord.  (b) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not ensure that a metal electrical outlet box in the south part of the shop was used in accordance with listed instructions, in that the outlet boxes in use on the flexible cords included pre-punched knockouts that could be dislodged by frequent handling . This condition potentially exposed employees to electrical hazards while connecting and disconnecting electric-powered equipment at the outlet box at the end of a flexible cord

Issued

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  (a) Dualdraw, LLC at 4934 Lima St., Denver, CO: On and around June 13, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the path to ground on a Triangle Engineering Model PC4223 Portable Cooler was continuous. The grounding prong in the 3-prong grounding AC plug was broken off. This condition exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.