OSHA Inspection: SHOOTER'S STATION ARMS, INC.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Oct 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $723 Reduced

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:  On or about July 15, 2020, an employee was exposed to respiratory hazards while wearing a 3M brand half-facepiece respirator without having been fit tested.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Dec 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $726 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:  In the following instances, two employees were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure level (PEL) for the 8-hour time weighted average concentrations.  a.  An employee who was emptying the bullet trap was exposed to lead at a time weighted average of 652 mcg/m3.  This level exceeds the permissible exposure level by 13.04 times.  This exposure was derived from samples collected over a 440 minute sampling period on July 28, 2020.  b.  An employee who was emptying the bullet trap was exposed to lead at a time weighted average of 492 mcg/m3.  This level exceeds the permissible exposure level by 9.84 times.  This exposure was derived from samples collected over a 453 minute sampling period on July 28, 2020.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Dec 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i): For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead.  On or about July 28, 2020, employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit while emptying the bullet traps weekly without engineering or work practice controls in place to reduce employee exposure.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Oct 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  On or about July 28, 2020, the employer did not ensure an initial determination was made to determine if employees may be exposed to lead at or above the action level when performing task such as, but not limited to, vacuuming the gun range lanes and emptying the bullet traps.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Dec 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:  On or about July 28, 2020, the employees were exposed to lead hazards while emptying bullet traps and the employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Dec 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $722 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 to use a respirator:  On or about July 28, 2020, employees were exposed to respiration hazards when employees were required to wear 3M powered air purifying respirators while emptying the bullet traps without implementing a respiratory protection program.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Oct 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  On or about July 28, 2020, employees were exposed to respiration hazards when they were required to wear a 3M power air purifying respirator without being provided comprehensive training.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Oct 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $723 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(ii): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, such as shoes or disposable shoe coverlets:  On or about July 28, 2020, employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit while cleaning the bullet traps and were not provided, at no cost, shoes or disposable shoe coverlets.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Oct 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $723 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:  On or about July 21, 2020, workplace surfaces including, but not limited to, the break room table, gun cleaning workspace, range viewing table, pistol range table, and the personal protective equipment shelf, were not maintained as free as practicable from lead.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Oct 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $723 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(1): The employer did not ensure that food or beverage was not present, or consumed; tobacco products were not present, or used and cosmetics were not applied in areas where employees were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit.  On or about July 28, 2020, an employee was exposed to lead hazards when they consumed a drink in an area in excess of the permissible exposure limit while emptying the bullet traps.

Issued

Oct 1, 2020

Abate by

Dec 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $723 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i): The employer did not make available biological monitoring, including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels for each employee covered under 29 CFR 1910.1025 (j)(1)(i).  On or about July 28, 2020, employees were exposed to lead hazards above the action level while emptying bullet traps and were not provided biological monitoring for zinc protophorphyrin levels.