OSHA Inspection: ENSIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2185.00 Reduced

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):  At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees are exposed to physical safety and health hazards, including but not limited to serious irritation and potential injury to the eyes, mucus membranes, respiratory system, and skin. This was most recently demonstrated on August 28, 2020, where workers were permitted to perform activities in the workplace that had not been assessed for any potential hazards. The employer failed to ensure that a PPE assessment had been performed at the facility that addressed all present hazards, or those likely to be present.

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

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:  At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees are exposed to respiratory hazards including but not limited to alterations in breathing patterns, hypoventilation, retention of carbon dioxide, and an increase in workload on the body. This was most recently demonstrated on August 13, 2020, where workers were permitted to wear loose-fitting  respirators with supplied-air while performing welding and polishing operations. The employer failed to ensure that employees had been medically evaluated prior to the use of the respirators in the facility.

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1):The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees are exposed to a potentially hazardous atmosphere, and or other recognized safety and health hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces. This was demonstrated on  December 28, 2020 when permit required spaces  had not been evaluated by the employer to determine that they did not meet the criteria of a permit-required confined space.

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). The employer is to make this determination in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2), the scheduled monitoring option, or paragraph (d)(3), the performance-oriented option:   At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to toxic and/or hazardous substances. This was demonstrated on August 13, 2020 when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium (Chromium VI)) by welding on stainless steel. The employer failed to perform an initial assessment of the employee's exposure to hexavalent chromium.

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

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:  At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to toxic and/or hazardous substances. This was demonstrated on August 13, 2020 when employees were exposed to chemical substances including, but not limited to methylene chloride (CNF Cleaner), acetone, and abrasive blasting materials (glass bead) without having effective training on the hazards of the chemicals and substances they are exposed to during the production process. The employer failed to train these employees on the specific hazards associated with these substances prior to their use in the facility.

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(1)(iii):The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:  At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to toxic and/or hazardous substances. This was demonstrated on August 13, 2020 when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium (Chromium (VI)) by welding on stainless steel. The employer failed to included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, and failed to train employees on the hazards associated with the substance. The employee's exposure to hexavalent chromium were also not provided with the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, nor the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of the standard.

Issued

2021-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $438.00 · Current $307.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400689069117309050

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i):The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.  At a worksite located at 3851 NE Kimball Dr., Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to toxic and/or hazardous substances. This was demonstrated on August 13, 2020 when employees were exposed to chemical substances including, but not limited to hexavalent chromium (Chromium VI), methylene chloride (CNF Cleaner), Acetone, and abrasive blasting materials. The employer failed to provided an updated list of all hazardous substance or chemicals that workers are exposed to during the production process.