OSHA Inspection: DSM METAL FABRICATION

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6497.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  Paint Shop - The Employer did not develop or implement a respiratory protection program for employees who were required to use respiratory protection to safely perform work tasks.

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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:  Paint Shop - The employees tasked with painting were allowed to use paper dust masks on a voluntary basis but were not supplied with the information in appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Paint Room - The employee tasked with painting and using an air supplied hood style respirator was not provided a medical evaluation before being allowed to use the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $4641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips, and sparks:  Back Shop - In the following instances, One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees from the hazards of rotating parts and flying chips:  a. The vertical mill was not provided with a chuck guard or other method of guarding to protect employees from entanglement hazards or flying chips while the unit was used to mill metal materials.  b The drill press was not provided with a chuck guard or other method of guarding to protect employees from entanglement hazards or flying chips while the unit was used to drilll metal materials.

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:  Main Office - The OSHA form 300 for 2019 was not filled out correctly . The entry for column F on 05/16/2019 does not specify what caused the injury.

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(3): The employer did not certify an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent.  Main Office -  A company executive did not certify the OSHA 300A for 2018 dated 07/25/2019.

Issued

2019-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.  Main Office -  The Employer did not post the 2018 300A summary during the required time because it was not created until 07/25/2019.