OSHA Inspection: ALADDIN METAL PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,513 · Current $6,308 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer:  a) Welding area/Production Department - On or about 08/11/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards of Zinc Oxide fume exposure in that, the employer failed to establish and implement the use of  a written respiratory protection program to protect employees tasked with welding sheet made of Galvanized Steel.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 9, 2021

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:  a) Welding area/Production Department - On or about 8/11/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards of Zinc Oxide fumes when the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to wear a respirator prior to use performing welding operations with  sheets of galvanized metal.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) Welding area/Production Department - On or about 08/11/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards of Zinc Oxide fumes when the employer failed to provide qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) to employees wearing respirators while welding sheets of galvanized metal.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,829 · Current $2,297 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.141(g)(2):Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:  a)Welding area/Production Department - On or about 11/04/2020, and at times prior to, employees were exposed to health hazards associated with digestion of toxic metals in that, drinking of beverages was permitted during welding operation that involved toxic materials such as, but not limited to Zinc metal.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,106 · Current $3,064 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1):Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  a) Throughout Production Department - On or about 11/04/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that, the employer failed to ensure that  the company's fork truck  which had condition issues was not removed from service.  The company's Toyota fork-truck (serial number 80961)had chunks of rubber missing from the tires.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,106 · Current $3,064 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii):Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  a) Welding area/Production Department - On or about 11/04/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to health hazards when the employer failed to ensure that employees working adjacent to the welding area were protected from the rays by flameproof screens or shields while employees were welding sheet metals made of Galvanized Steel.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,513 · Current $6,308 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(c)(1)(iii): Local exhaust or general ventilating systems shall be provided and arranged to keep the amount of toxic fumes, gases, or dusts below the maximum allowable concentration as specified in 1910.1000 of this part.  a) Welding area/Production Department - On or about 11/04/2020, the employer exposed employees to health hazards of Zinc Oxide fumes  in that,  local exhaust or ventilating system(s) used to keep the amount of toxic fumes down was not utilized at the facility.  Employees tasked with welding sheets of galvanized metal were exposed to health hazards from chemicals such as, but not limited; to Zinc Oxide fumes, which is below the maximum allowable concentration  of 5 mg/m3 as specified in 1910.1000.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,513 · Current $6,308 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2):Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Zinc Oxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 mg/m3.  a) Welding area/Production Department - On or about 08/11/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to an airborne concentration of 6.0 mg/m3 TWA and 14.3 mg/m3 STEL of Zinc Oxide fumes in excess of the 8-hour TWA concentration of 5 mg/m3 TWA and 10 mg/m3 STEL when employees were welding sheets of galvanized steel.

Issued

Feb 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(3):Walking-working surfaces were not maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.  a) Production Department/Base metal pillar  - On or about 11/04/2021, and at times prior to, employees were potentially exposed to impalement hazards in that, if they were to fall and/or  inadvertently make contact with the bolts that protruded at the base of the pillars located in the production area.