OSHA Inspection: TELLURIDE WOODWORKING, INC.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $966 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:      1) On September 9, 2019, and at prior times, the employer did not ensure that an employee who was exposed to the hazard of flying wood chips while operating a table saw and other wood working equipment wore prescription safety glasses or safety glasses that fit over his prescription eyewear.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,576 · Current $1,288 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:      1) On or about September 9, 2019, and at prior times, the employer required an employee in the finishing department to wear a tight fitting ½ mask respirator while spray finishing.  The employee was potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals such as hexamethylene diisocyanate oligomer, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol.  The employer had not implemented a respiratory protection program.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:      1) On or about September 9, 2019, and at prior times, the employer required an employee in the finishing department to wear a tight fitting ½ mask respirator while spray finishing.  The employer had not ensured that the employee was provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's physical ability to wear a respirator.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):        1) On or about September 9, 2019, and at prior times, the employer required an employee in the finishing department to wear a tight fitting ½ mask respirator while spray finishing.  The employer had not ensured that the employee received a fit test.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:      1) On September 9, 2019, and at prior times, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.  Employees in the finishing department work with hazardous chemicals such as hexamethylene diisocyanate oligomer, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:      1) On September 9, 2019, and at prior times, the employer did not provide employees with effective training, in that employees in the finishing department were not aware of the hazards of chemicals such as isocyanate, a sensitizer, that was present in the hardener.

Issued

Sep 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $966 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.:      1) On September 9, 2019, and at prior times, compressed air nozzles used for cleaning in the spray finishing booth and at the table saw did not have nozzles which reduced pressure to less than 30 p.s.i.