OSHA Inspection: GLACIAL LAKES FINISHING, INC.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not appropriately perform a hazard assessment to identify personal protective equipment to be used by employees performing work with the phosphoric acid dip tank in that employees were not required to wear appropriate goggles or face shield that offered protection from chemical splashes. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from eye exposure to chemical hazards in that employees performing work with the phosphoric dip tank were not required to wear appropriate goggles or face shield that offered protection from chemical splashes. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.   (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from eye exposure to chemical hazards in that employees performing work in powder coat booths wore appropriate eye protection. An employee was noted to not wear eye protection when applying powder coat.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from eye exposure to chemical hazards in that there was not an eyewash or other suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes near the phosphoric acid bath. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,500 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:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that the company had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program for covered employees. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 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)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from hazards associated with respirator use in that the employer did not ensure employees received a medical evaluation to assess their ability to use a respirator prior to employee occupational use of respirators. This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with respirator use.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators passed the appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative fit test:      (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that the employer did not ensure employees required to wear respirators when performing work passed an appropriate fit test. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that employees required to wear respirators with tight-fitting facepieces when performing work in the powder coat booths had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training that occurred annually and/or more often if necessary:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards and hazards associated with respirator use in that  the employer did not provide employees training on respirator protection for employees required to use respirators when performing work in the powder coat booths. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards and hazards associated with respirator use.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Jul 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Points of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operating cycle:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from crushing hazards in that the SPX Power Team Press (B-465) was not appropriately guarded at the point of operation. This condition exposed employees to crushing hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from caught-in hazards in that the sprocket and chain used on the washer were not appropriately enclosed to reduce employee exposure to movement of the chain and sprocket creating caught-in hazards. This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belts were not enclosed by guards conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).  (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from caught-in hazards in that a vertical belt, powering the ventilation fan near the washer in the reman production area, was not appropriately guarded. This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from electrical hazards in that the breakers in the GE panel on the west side of the facility were not clearly marked to indicate their purpose. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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):  (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from electrical hazards in that the GE electrical panel on the West side of the facility did not have a functioning latch to allow closure of the front face of the panel. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): Lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected cut hazards related to accidental contact or breakage of a fluorescent shop light located in the rapid pack line powder coat booth by use of a cover or other appropriate guarding method. This condition exposed employees to cut hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from protected from electrical hazards in that a fluorescent shop light located in the rapid pack line powder coat booth had exposed live parts that were not appropriately protected by a cover or other guarding method. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that the employer had not developed and/or implemented a written hazards communication program for employees required to perform work with or in the vicinity of hazardous chemicals. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with either:  (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that the dip tank of phosphoric acid used in the reman production area was not appropriately labeled. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report was not recorded within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.    (a)Glacial Lakes Finishing, Inc. at 310 Park Lane in Webster, SD 57274: On or about and at times prior to October 25, 2019, a recordable employee injury that occurred on or about October 4, 2019 was not recorded on the  company's OSHA 300 log within 7 days of management information that the injury had occurred.