OSHA Inspection: UNITED REMANUFACTURING CO., INC.

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Mar 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,049 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures.     a) On October 23, 2019, the employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program was established for clean line operator(s) required to wear respirators including the 3M full face or MSA half-face respirator with OV/SD/HC/CL/HF/HS and acid chemical cartridges when working with chemicals including  sodium hydroxide, trichloroethylene and hydrochloric, nitric and chromic acids.    The respiratory protection program must address, at a minimum, the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) -(ix), procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Mar 13, 2020

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.  a) On October 23, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) in the cleaning room who worked with chemicals including sodium hydroxide, trichloroethylene and hydrochloric, nitric and chromic acids, and were required to wear the 3M full face or MSA half-face respirator with OV/SD/HC/CL/HF/HS and acid chemical cartridges, were provided medical evaluation(s) to determine their ability to use a respirator.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Mar 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at least annually thereafter.  a) On October 23, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) who worked with chemicals including but not limited to sodium hydroxide, trichloroethylene and hydrochloric, nitric and chromic acids and were required to wear the 3M full face or MSA half-face respirator with OV/SD/HC/CL/HF/HS organic vapor and acid chemical cartridges were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,049 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials.    a) On November 22, 2019, employees were allowed to consume food and beverages at the work table located across from, and in close proximity to the cleaning line where hazardous chemicals including but not limited to chromic, hydrochloric and nitric acids and sodium hydroxide were present.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) On October 23, 2019, the emergency eyewash and shower near the cleaning line with open surface tanks containing caustics and corrosives including but not limited to sodium hydroxide, chromic acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid were not in operating condition.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Mar 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $3,000 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) On October 23, 2019, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) that would describe or include at least the following:      1) Requirement for labeling and other forms of warning;  2) Safety data sheet availability;  3) Employee information and training;   4) A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace;    5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and   6) Methods to provide other employer(s) access to safety data sheet; information on any precautionary measures and the labeling system used in the workplace.    Employees were exposed to chemicals including but not limited to trichlorethylene, chromic, hydrochloric and nitric acids, and sodium hydroxide at the Cleaning Line.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Mar 13, 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.   a) On October 23 2019, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled with the product identifier and hazards of the chemicals contained therein. The tanks, containing chemicals including sodium hydroxide, chromic acid,  hydrochloric acid and nitric acid in the cleaning line, were not labeled to identify the product and  the hazards of the product.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Abate by

Mar 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) On October 23, 2019, the employer did provide information and training to employees on the hazardous chemicals they were exposed to in the work place, including but not limited to trichlorethylene, chromic, hydrochloric and nitric acids, and sodium hydroxide at the Cleaning Line.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $757 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    a) On October 23, 2019, the employer did not conduct an initial determination to determine employee exposures to hexavalent chromium at the Cleaning Line.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.