OSHA Inspection: ZEHRCO-GIANCOLA COMPOSITES INC.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Abate by

Sep 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,544 · Current $5,726 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to combustible dust explosion, deflagration, and fire hazards presented by an indoor dust collection system handling combustible powder coating paint dust that was installed and operated in a manner that exposed employees to several hazardous outcomes in the event of an internal deflagration and/or an internal fire:     On or about March 10, 2020, in the Lawton 300 Ton Press 60 and powder coat area, the employer operated a Torit fabric filter dust collector inside of the facility without the means to protect employees from the hazards associated with (1) an explosion resulting from the pressures associated with an internal deflagration in the dust collector and (2) propagation of a deflagration from the dust collector to connected upstream equipment and/or through the exhaust air outlet, and (3) propagation of the hazardous byproducts from a fire (i.e. smoke, toxic gas, etc.) into the occupied building through the exhaust air outlet.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Abate by

Aug 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,634 · Current $4,580 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 does not present a health hazard to the user:    On or about March 9, 2020, where employees wore half mask air purifying respirators on a voluntary basis while performing tasks including, but not limited to operating the Lawton 300 Ton Press 60 and powder coating, the employer had not developed elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Abate by

Aug 24, 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:  On or about March 10, 2020, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations were where provided to employees that were permitted to wear half mask air purifying respirators while performing tasks including but not limited to operating the Lawton 300 Ton Press 60 and powder coating.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Abate by

Aug 24, 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:  On or about March 10, 2020, the employer had not provided Appendix D to employees permitted to voluntarily wear respiratory protection including, but not limited to half mask air purifying respirators and dust masks.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Abate by

Aug 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,544 · Current $5,726 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:     a. On or about March 10, 2020, the employer did not ensure that an electrical outlet utilized in the Lawton 300 Ton Press 60 and powder coating area was approved for the hazardous location. A visible buildup of 7G002Q IMPRESS RED, a combustible and Class II dust, was present on the outlet.        b. On or about March 10, 2020, a Baldor EM3158T motor was utilized to move air in the Torit Dust Collector, which contained 7G002Q IMPRESS RED powder coat, a class II dust. The motor is located inside of the collector, is in the immediate area of the filters, and there is bleedthrough to the clean air plenum.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,544 · Current $5,726 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:    On or about March 20, 2020, where employees work with and around chemicals including, but not limited to 7G002Q IMPRESS RED, the employer has not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Aug 4, 2020

Abate by

Aug 24, 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:  On or about March 10, 2020, where employees work with and around chemicals including, but not limited to 7G002Q IMPRESS RED, the employer has not conducted hazard communication training.