OSHA Inspection: E. RISSLER MFG. LLC

Issued

Oct 2, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to establish a written respiratory protection program including at least the medical evaluation, cleaning, maintenance, and storage components. Employees voluntarily wear a half mask air purifying respirator while spray finishing.

Issued

Oct 2, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6): The employer did not medically determine an employee's ability to wear a respirator:    a) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to medically determine a laborer's ability to wear a half mask air purifying respirator while spray finishing.

Issued

Oct 2, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program. Employees spray finish wood feed conveyors with 45854 Fast Dry Rissler Blue, a flammable liquid with a flash point of 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

Issued

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to maintain in the workplace a copy of the safety data sheet for 45854 Fast Dry Rissler Blue. Employees spray finish wood feed conveyors with 45854 Fast Dry Rissler Blue, a flammable liquid with a flash point of 25 degrees Fahrenheit.  b) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to maintain in the workplace a copy of the safety data sheet for Polyurethane Wood Floor Gloss Finish. Employees spray finish wood feed conveyors with Polyurethane Wood Floor Gloss Finish, a flammable liquid with a flash point of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.  c) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to maintain in the workplace a copy of the safety data sheet for Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner, a flammable liquid with a flash point of <15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Issued

Oct 2, 2019

Abate by

Oct 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5): The use of solvents for cleaning operations such as for cleaning spray nozzles and auxiliary equipment was not restricted to those having flashpoints greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit:  a) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner, flash point <15 degrees Fahrenheit, was used to clean a spray nozzle that was used to spray 45854 Fast Dry Rissler Blue, flash point 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

Issued

Oct 2, 2019

Abate by

Oct 15, 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:  a) In the Spraying Area, on or about July 11, 2019 - The employer failed to provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, to a laborer who voluntarily wears a half mask air purifying respirator while spray finishing.