OSHA Inspection: FINE LINE METAL FABRICATORS INC

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $3,750 Reduced

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):    (a) On or about October 22, 2019 and at times prior thereto, in the production floor, where the employer allowed a painting employee to use a 3M half mask elastomeric respirator without requiring that employee to pass a qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test.

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $2,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):      (a) On or about October 22, 2019, in the production floor, where the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the facility were readily accessible to employees.