OSHA Inspection: DANVERS-T, INC.

Issued

Feb 6, 2020

Abate by

Apr 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,634 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The average air speed over the open face of the paint spray booth was less than 100 linear feet per minute.    Collision shop floor, 99-105 Andover Street, Danvers, MA    On or about 8/20/19, booths used for the spraying of paint onto vehicles did not maintain an average air speed of 100 feet per minute.     a) The prep deck had air speeds ranging from 21 to 80 feet per minute.     b) Two bays of the spray booth had air speeds ranging from 55 to 105 feet per minute.

Issued

Feb 6, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,800

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:    Collision shop floor, 99-105 Andover Street, Danvers, MA    a) On or about 8/20/19, an employee wearing a tight fitting respirator during automotive painting activities were not provided a medical evaluation to determine whether or not the employee could wear the respirator.

Issued

Feb 6, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    Collision shop floor, 99-105 Andover Street, Danvers, MA    a) On or about 8/20/19, employees were not trained on the use of tight-fitting respirators that are used while employees are performing painting tasks on cars and car parts.

Issued

Feb 6, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,725 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    Collision shop floor, 99-105 Andover Street, Danvers, MA    a) On or about 10/3/19, employees used compressed air for cleaning that exhibited air pressure in excess of 30psi. A measurement taken demonstrated that compressed air was greater than 50psi.

Issued

Feb 6, 2020

Abate by

Mar 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,634 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    Collision shop floor, 99-105 Andover Street, Danvers, MA    a) On or about 8/20/19, employees were exposed to live electrical parts from a carbon monoxide monitoring system cabinet that had been left unlocked, and was controlled by a switch that had been wired into the system to keep the system running.