OSHA Inspection: POWER STOP, LLC

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $6,747 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a.  In the facility, an employee performing work on Table 2 of the disassembly area, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 151.8% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with an 90 dBA threshold, or an average equivalent sound level of the approximately 93.25 dBA for the 464 minute sampling time on February 4, 2019. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 16 minutes not sampled.  b.  In the facility, an employee performing work in the Table 3 of the disassembly area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 105.3% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with an 80 dBA threshold, or an average equivalent sound level of the approximately 93.24 dBA for the 322 minute sampling time on February 4, 2020.  Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 158 minutes not sampled.  c.  In the facility, an employee performing work on Table 2 of the disassembly area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 73% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with an 80 dBA threshold, or an average equivalent sound level of the approximately 90.9 dBA for the 308 minute sampling time on February 4, 2020.  Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 172 minutes not sampled.  d.  In the facility, an employee performing work on a Tumbler unit was exposed to continuous noise levels at 68.21% the permissible daily dose level, when measured with an 80 dBA threshold, or an average equivalent sound level of the approximately 87.41 dBA for the 420 minute sampling time on February 4, 2020.  Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 60 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,566 · Current $5,783 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i): All areas were not kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dusts, particularly such horizontal surfaces as ledges, beams, pipes, hoods, booths, and floors:  a.  On or about January 14, 2020, in the room with the powder coating booth, powder paint, residual, was throughout the area surrounding the booth and throughout the large room.  Employees were exposed to hazards including but not limited triglycidyl isocyanurate and carbon black.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,566 · Current $5,783 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers when exposed to hazards which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    a.  On or about January 14, 2020, in the paint booth, employees were exposed to triglycidyl isocyanurate and carbon black, when not provided with feet coverings to protect shoes from becoming contaminated with the powder coating.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about January 14, 2020, throughout the facility, the employer had not completed personal protective equipment assessments to identify the potential hazards for job tasks that may necessitate the use of personal protective equipment.  Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to torch cutting, triglycidyl isocyanurate, hydrotreated heavy naphthenic distillates, acetone and monoethanolamine.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protection equipment (PPE):  a.  On or about January 14, 2020, in the facility, employees were not trained to know at least the following:        1.  What PPE is necessary.     2.  When PPE is necessary.     3.  How to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE.       4. The limitations of PPE.       5.  The proper care, maintenance useful life and disposal of the PPE.  Employee expsoure included, but was not limted to, torch cutting, triglycidyl isocyanurate, hydrotreated heavy naphthenic distillates, acetone and monoethanolamine.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,566 · Current $5,783 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.  On or about January 14, 2020, in the powder coating booth, employees were required to wear hooded powered air purifying respirators.  The employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures when employees were required to wear respiratory protection.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $6,747 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 or about January 14, 2020, in the facility, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program.  Employee exposure included, but was not limited to triglycidyl isocyanurate, hydrotreated heavy naphthenic distillates, acetone and monoethanolamine.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $28,915 · Current $14,457 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.    a. On or about January 14, 2020, in the facility, employees were exposed to corrosive materials when an eye wash was not available when handling corrosive materials which include monoethanolamine.      The Powerstop, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.151(c)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1088684, Citation number 1, Item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on October 7, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 6112 W. 73rd St., Bedford Park, IL 60638.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,928 · Current $964 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:          a.  On or about January 14, 2020, the employer failed to keep the OSHA 300 Forms for the years 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017.