OSHA Inspection: PRIMUS METALS INC.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,205 · Current $3,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) On or about December 4, 2019, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure employees were safe and healthy while wearing voluntarily-use respirators while performing work tasks, by documenting and implementing a respiratory protection program.  The program must include medical evaluations, and respiratory cleaning, storage, and maintenance.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 28, 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 or about December 4, 2019, and at times prior, employees who voluntarily wore respirators while performing work tasks, were exposed to the hazards of wearing a respirator without having a medical evaluation in advance to ensure that they were medically able to use the respirator.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    (a) On or about December 4, 2019, and at times prior, employees who voluntarily wore respirators while performing work tasks, were exposed to the hazards of wearing a respirator without having been advised of the hazards of improper use and cleaning.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,205 · Current $3,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    (a)  On or about December 4, 2019, employees were exposed to caught-in and struck by hazards from the Jet 6 inch Shop Bench Grinder in that the work rests were not adjusted close enough to the surface of the grinding wheels.  The left work rest was 5/8th inch from the grinding wheel, and the right work rest was 5/16th inch from the grinding wheel.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    (a)  On or about December 4, 2019, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from the Jet 6 inch Shop Bench Grinder in that the tongue guards were missing.  The distance between the surface of the left grinding wheel and the safety guard was 1 and 1/16th inch, and the distance between the right grinding wheel and the safety guard was 3/4th inch.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):  (a) On or about December 4, 2019, and at times prior, the procedure for controlling the energy of machines including but not limited to all CNC mills, all CNC lathes, and the bead blaster, did not have specific information for each machine or machine type, including: * the type and magnitude of energies, the hazards to be controlled and the methods or means that will be used to control the energies, * machine specific shut down steps, * how and where to isolate the machine(s) from energy sources, including placement of isolation devices, * how to place locks (and/or tags) on each energy isolating device, * bleeding, blocking, or other steps to addressed stored and reaccumulating energy, and  * testing to verify isolation.  Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").