CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL —
OSHA Inspection: MORGAN LI, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of MORGAN LI, LLC in 383 E. 16TH STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 (NAICS 337215). OSHA activity number 345001440.
What this inspection record means
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MORGAN LI, LLC
- Site address
- 383 E. 16TH STREET
- City
- CHICAGO HEIGHTS
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60411
- Mailing
- 383 E. 16TH STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 337215
- Employees
- 183
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
11 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,022 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): a. On or about October 29, 2020, at the powder coating booth "spray to waste" station, employees were exposed to fall hazards of four feet, seven inches (4'7") when the walking working surface had an unprotected side and edge for which a means of fall protection was not provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7022
1910.29 B01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems met the requirement that the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, that are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface. a. On or about October 29, 2020, near the large powder coating booth, employee(s) working on the west elevated walking-working surface(s) cleaning parts were exposed to fall hazards due to guardrails not being forty-two inches (42") plus or minus three inches (3"). The elevated walking-working surface was six feet, eight inches (6'8") high and had a top rail (chain) approximately thirty-one inches (31") high at its lowest point. b. On or about October 29, 2020, near the large powder coating booth, employee(s) working on the east elevated walking-working surface(s) cleaning parts were exposed to fall hazards due to guardrails not being forty-two inches (42") plus or minus three inches (3"). The elevated walking-working surface, which was six feet, six inches (6'6"), high had a top rail (chain) of approximately thirty six inches (36") high at is lowest point. A second elevated walking-working surface, which was five feet, seven inches (5'7") high, had a top rail (chain) of approximately thirty-five inches (35") at its lowest point.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.29 B02
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems met the requirement that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system were approximately 21 inches (53 cm) high: a. On or about October 29, 2020, near the large powder coating booth, employee(s) working on the west elevated walking-working surface cleaning parts six feet, eight inches (6'8") high were exposed to fall hazards when no midrail was installed. b. On or about October 29, 2020, near the large powder coating booth, employee(s) working on the east elevated walking-working surface(s) cleaning parts were exposed to fall hazards due to midrail(s) not being approximately twenty-one inches (21") above working surface. The elevated walking-working surface, which was six feet, six inches (6'6") high, had a midrail (chain) fifteen inches (15") above the working surface at its lowest point. A second elevated walking-working surface, which was five feet, seven inches (5'7") high, had a midrail (chain) eleven inches (11") above the working surface at its lowest point.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,022 · Current $2,500 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): a. On or about October 29, 2020, in the facility, the employer had not performed a personal protective equipment assessment, which had identified and assessed all the hazards necessitating the use of personal protective equipment. Employee exposures included, but was not limited to triglycidyl isocyanurate, carbon black, potassium hydroxide and welding flash and burns.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (S) $7022
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- May 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment: a. On or about October 29, 2020, in the facility, employees provided and required to utilize welding helmets, various gloves and eye protection were not trained to know at least the following: 1. What PPE is necessary. 2. When PPE is necessary. 3. How to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE. 4. The limitations of PPE. 5. The proper care, maintenance useful life and disposal of the PPE. Employee exposures included, but were not limited to, triglycidyl isocyanurate, carbon black, potassium hydroxide and welding flash and burns.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $10,533 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a. On or about October 29, 2020, in the powder coating area, employees were required to wear air purifying respiratory protection when conducting powder coating operations and handling powder coating paints. The employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, which included worksite specific procedures, thereby exposing employee to hazards including, but not limited to triglycidyl isocyanurate and carbon black. The respiratory protection program shall include, at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500
- — Z (S) $10533
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- May 6, 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.��On or�about October 29, 2020,�in the powder coating area, the employer�had not�ensured that�each employee�required to wear half face tight fitting air-purifying respirators�had been�provided with�a medical�evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- May 6, 2021
- 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: a. On or about October 29, 2020, in the powder coating area, employees were required to wear half face tight fitting air-purifying respirators. The employer did not ensure employees were provided with a fit test prior to the initial use of the respirator(s), thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with hazardous materials including, but not limited to triglycidyl isocyanurate and carbon black.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- May 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of the requirements listed in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through (k)(1)(vii): a. On or about October 2, 2020, in the powder coating area, employees were provided with and required to wear half face tight fitting air-purifying respirators for exposure to chemicals including, but not limited to, triglycidyl isocyanurate and carbon black. The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of the required training elements of the standard including, but not limited to, why respiratory protection is necessary, factors that compromise protection, proper fit, proper use, limitations and capabilities, change schedules, emergency use, inspection, maintenance and/or storage, general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134, and how to recognize medical signs and symptoms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $10,533 · Current $5,500 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: a. On or about October 29, 2020, in the facility, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) that would describe or include at least the following: 1) Requirement for labeling of containers of hazardous chemicals; 2) Safety data sheet availability; 3) Training of employees; 4) A complete list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace; 5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and 6) Methods to inform other employer(s) of material safety data sheet availability; the labeling system and any precautionary measures to protect employees. Employee exposure included, but was not limited to, nitrogen, triglycidyl isocyanurate, carbon black, potassium hydroxide and welding fumes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500
- — Z (S) $10533
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021
- Abate by
- May 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (h)(2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced in the workplace: a. On or about October 29, 2020, in the facility, all employees had not been trained with effective information on hazardous chemicals in their work areas such as, but not limited to, nitrogen, triglycidyl isocyanurate, carbon black, potassium hydroxide, and welding fumes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345001440.
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