OSHA Inspection: VINEMONT WELDING & FABRICATION, LLC

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,487 · Current $1,492 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to stuck-by and/or crushed-by hazards:  (a) On or about 02/03/2021 - Facility,  an employee was operating a Toyota forklift without the use of a seat belt.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Abate by

Jun 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,984 · Current $1,790 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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 11/02/2020 - Facility, a written respiratory protection program had not been developed and implemented for employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, the Clemco Apollo 600 HP DLX  supplied air respirator.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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 11/02/2020 - Facility, medical evaluations were not provided to employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, the Clemco Apollo 600 HP DLX  supplied air respirator.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Abate by

Jun 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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 11/02/2020 - Facility, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear  3M half facepiece respirators while performing cleanup activities were fit tested prior to initial use.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,990 · Current $1,194 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a) On or about 02/03/2021 - Facility, employees operating  powered industrial vehicles had not been trained.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Abate by

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,990 · Current $1,194 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(c):An employee(s) was exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust) in excess of the time 8-hour time- weighted average limits of 15 mg/m3  listed in Table Z-3:  (a) On or about 11/02/2020 - Blasting area, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 170 mg/m3 of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 11 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 95 minutes during one shift on 02/03/2021.  The employee was required to wear a Clemco Apollo 600 HP DLX supplied air respirator.  (b) On or about 11/2/2020 - Blasting area, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 150 mg/m3 of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 9 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 347 minutes during one shift on 02/03/2021.  The employee was required to wear a Clemco Apollo 600 HP LX supplied air respirator.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Abate by

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(e):Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a) On or about 11/02/2020 - Blasting Area, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 170 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) of Particulates-Not-Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 11 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling time was performed for 95 minutes during one shift on 02/03/2021.  The employee was required to wear  a Clemco Apollo 600 HP DLX supplied air respirator.  (b) On or about 11/2/2020 - Blasting Area, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 150 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) of Particulates-Not-Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 9 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling time was performed for 347 minutes during one shift on 02/03/2021.  The employee was required to wear a Clemco Apollo 600 HP LX supplied air respirator.  General methods of abatement include, but are not limited to:   1. Installing exhaust ventilation system to capture dust generated during activities including blasting, filling blasting pot, and shoveling spent material.    2. Reducing the velocity of the blasting agent exiting the nozzle.  STEP 1 - EFFECTIVE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED AND USED BY EXPOSED EMPLOYEES AS AN INTERIM PROTECTIVE MEASURE UNTIL FEASIBLE ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED, OR WHENEVER SUCH CONTROLS FAIL TO REDUCE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO WITHIN PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.  STEP 2 - SUBMIT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR A WRITTEN, DETAILED PLAN OF ABATEMENT OUTLINING A SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AS REFERENCED IN THIS CITATION.  THIS PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, TARGET DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ABATEMENT DATES REQUIRED BY THIS CITATION:  (1) EVALUATION OF ENGINEERING/ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OPTIONS;  (2) SELECTION OF OPTIMUM CONTROL METHODS AND COMPLETION OF DESIGN;  (3) PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SELECTED CONTROL MEASURES; AND  (4) TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE OR MODIFICATION/REDESIGN OF CONTROLS.  NOTE: ALL PROPOSED CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BE APROVED FOR EACH PARTICULAR USE BY A COMPETENT INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST HYGIENIST OR OTHER TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSON.  THIRTY (30) DAY PROGRESS REPORTS ARE REQUIRED DURING THE ABATEMENT PERIOD.  STEP 3 - ABATMENT SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEASIBLE ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS UPON VERIFICATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Abate by

Jun 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  (a) On or about 11/02/2020 - Facility, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with materials including, but not limited to, Black Beauty Abrasive and Starblast Blasting Abrasives.

Issued

Apr 29, 2021

Abate by

Jun 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):   (a) On or about 11/02/2020 - Facility, safety data sheets were not maintained for materials including, but not limited to, Black Beauty Abrasive and Starblast Blasting Abrasives.