OSHA Inspection: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

Feb 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,361 · Current $6,361

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii): The employee's knowledge or use of assigned personal protective equipment indicated that the employee did not retain the requisite understanding or skill.    Shop Rework: Employee(s) drill holes into cadmium-coated steel plates when building "donut assembly" parts. An employee was identified donning a nitrile glove, inserting hearing protection, and adjusting a filtering facepiece respirator with a cadmium-contaminated glove on the other hand. Employee(s) were exposed to irritation hazards associated with cadmium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

Feb 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,723 · Current $17,812

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:    Building 211: Employees perform painting operations with PPG Aerospace 44GN007 Base Component, which contains chromium ingredients. A wipe sample obtained inside an employee's full-face respirator showed presence of chromium. Employee(s) were exposed to irritation hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

Feb 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,723 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(ii): Corrective glasses, goggles or other personal protective equipment were worn in a manner that interfered with the seal of the respirator facepiece:    Building 211: Employees perform painting operations with PPG Aerospace 44GN007 Base Component, which contains chromium ingredients. An employee was observed painting with a painter's sock underneath the full-face respirator, which impeded a face-to-facepiece seal. Employee(s) were exposed to irritants and respiratory hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

May 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $9,446 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average:    Building 211: Air monitoring conducted on October 22, 2019 found one employee performing alodine and painting operations to be exposed to hexavalent chromium in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) at 25.1 micrograms per cubic meter of air, which was calculated as an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA). Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

May 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(ii): Painting of aircraft or large aircraft parts was performed; however, the employer did not use feasible engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) to or below 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air:    Building 211: Air monitoring conducted on October 22, 2019 found one employee performing alodine and painting operations to be over-exposed to hexavalent chromium at 25.1 micrograms per cubic meter of air, which was calculated as an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA). Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,723 · Current $17,812

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i): Employees were allowed to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) was present; however, the employer did not ensure that the eating and drinking areas were maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI):    Building 211T Break Trailer: Employees perform prepping and painting operations with Alodine 1201 and PPG 44GN007 Base Component, both containing chromium ingredients. In the following locations where employees take their breaks, hexavalent chromium was found positive on surfaces from wipe samples:  a) Refrigerator handle  b) Computer keyboard  c) Tabletop  d) Microwave buttons  Employees were exposed to irritation hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,723 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(k)(1): Surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of cadmium:    Employees work with cadmium-coated parts, such as but not limited to the donut assembly wheels. In the following areas, cadmium was found positive on work surfaces from wipe samples:   a) Building 211T break trailer - computer keyboard  b) Hangar break area refrigerator handle  c) Hangar computer workstation #1 keyboard  d) Hangar rework / donut assembly computer workstation  Employees are exposed to irritation hazards associated with cadmium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,190 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(i): The employer did not determine whether any employee was exposed to cadmium at or above the action level:    Shop Rework: Employee(s) drill holes into cadmium-coated steel plates when building "donut assembly" parts. Employee exposures to cadmium during drilling operations had not been determined. Employees were exposed to health effects of cadmium.

Issued

Jan 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  Building 211: Employees use a cleaning product to wash aircraft parts before the painting process. In the painting area, a drum labeled "Cee-Bee Super Bee 210" was missing the chemical hazard warning information. Employees were exposed to caustic burns.