OSHA Inspection: ECLIPSE POWDER COATING, LLC.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,390 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) Throughout the facility; A written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for required use of full facepiece and half mask elastomeric respirators, as well as, supplied air abrasive blasting respirators utilized for powder coating and abrasive blasting operations.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 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) Throughout the facility; Medical evaluations were not provided prior to use to determine employees ability to use full facepiece and half mask elastomeric respirators, as well as, supplied air abrasive blasting respirators utilized for powder coating and abrasive blasting operations.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 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:  (a) Throughout the facility; Employees required to wear tight-fitting full facepiece and half mask elastomeric respirators for powder coating were not fit tested prior to initial use.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  (a) Throughout the facility; Prior to respirator use, the employer did not provide training for employees required to use full facepiece and half mask elastomeric respirators, as well as, supplied air abrasive blasting respirator.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Apr 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards associated with processes such as, but not limited to, powder coating, washing /degreasing parts, and abrasive blasting.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Apr 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to airborne concentrations of particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust), listed in Table Z-1, which is also referenced in Table Z-3 under "Inert or Nuisance dust", in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3):  (a) Powder Coating Booth #1; On December 10, 2019 an employee powder coating parts was exposed to total dust at an 8-hour TWA of 66.1923 mg/m3 of air (4.41 times the permissible exposure limit of 15.0 mg/m3). Sampling was performed for 425 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 55 minute period not sampled.  (b) Powder Coating Booth #1; On December 10, 2019 an employee powder coating parts was exposed to total dust at an 8-hour TWA of 32.65 mg/m3 of air (2.18 times the permissible exposure limit of 15.0 mg/m3). Sampling was performed for 390 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 90 minute period not sampled.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a) Powder Coating Booth #1; The employer did not implement adequate administrative or engineering controls to ensure employee(s) powder coating were not over exposed to airborne concentrations of particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust). On December 10, 2019 an employee powder coating parts was exposed to total dust at an 8-hour TWA of 66.1923 mg/m3 of air (4.41 times the permissible exposure limit of 15.0 mg/m3). Sampling was performed for 425 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 55 minute period not sampled.   (b) Powder Coating Booth #1; The employer did not implement adequate administrative or engineering controls to ensure employee(s) powder coating were not over exposed to airborne concentrations of particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust). On December 10, 2019 an employee powder coating parts was exposed to total dust at an 8-hour TWA of 32.65 mg/m3 of air (2.18 times the permissible exposure limit of 15.0 mg/m3). Sampling was performed for 390 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 90 minute period not sampled.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(6): Conductors or equipment were located in damp or wet locations; where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids, or other agents that had a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment; or where exposed to excessive temperatures and were not identified for use in the operating environment:    a) Wash Bay; Electrical equipment was located in damp and wet location and was exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids and other agents that have corrosive effects. The electrical equipment was not identified for use in this type of environment.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,390 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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals utilized in processes such as, but not limited, powder coating, abrasive blasting, and the corrosives used in the wash bay.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 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) Throughout the facility; Initial hazard communication training was not provided to employees to inform them of the hazards associated with chemicals utilized in processes such as, but not limited, powder coating, abrasive blasting, and the corrosives used in the wash bay.  (b) Throughout the facility; Training was not provided to inform employees of the Global Harmonization System changes for container labeling and safety data sheet (SDS) format.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $771 · Current $460 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:     (a) Throughout the facility; On or about December 9, 2019, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2019.     A recordable employee injury that occurred at the workplace, on or about November 8, 2019, was not recorded on the required OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm, or both, to monitor carbon monoxide levels:  (a) Blast Booth; The supplied airline utilized for abrasive blasting did not have an alarm to monitor carbon monoxide to ensure levels do not exceed 10 parts per million (ppm).

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not ensure that employees received a combination of formal instruction in addition to the practical training received.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Powered industrial truck(s) which were used on a round-the-clock basis were not examined for defects after each shift:  (a) Throughout the facility; Powered industrial trucks (forklifts) utilized on a round-the-clock basis were not inspected as required per shift.