OSHA Inspection: FCI TERMINAL ISLAND - FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 5, 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:   Recycling Plant, Toner Disassembly Area: The employee wore a tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator while working with ink/toner. The employer had not determined the employee's ability to use the respirator. The employee was not medically evaluated to determine if the respirator itself could create a hazard for the employee.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(2)(iii): The employer did not repair or replace the respirator before allowing an employee to return to the work area when the employee detected vapor or gas breakthrough, changes in breathing resistance, or leakage of the facepiece:  Recycling Plant, Toner Disassembly Area: The employee wore a tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator while working with ink/toner. The respirator cartridges were visibly saturated and the employee detected changes in breathing resistance. The employee was exposed to difficult breathing hazards.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:   Recycling Plant, Toner Disassembly Area: The employee wore a tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator while working with ink/toner. The employer did not ensure the interior of the respirator was cleaned and disinfected. The employee was exposed to contact and inhalation hazards.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 11, 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:   Recycling Plant, Toner Disassembly Area: The employee wore a tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator while working with ink/toner. The employer had not fit tested the employee to determine their ability to use the respirator. The employee was exposed to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Apr 16, 2020

Abate by

May 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5)(ii): Retraining was not conducted when inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the respirator indicated that the employee did not retain the necessary training or skill:   Recycling Plant, Toner Disassembly Area: The employee wore a tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator while working with ink/toner. The employee lacked the skills to perform positive and negative pressure checks. The employee was exposed to inhalation hazards.