OSHA Inspection: MARATHON INDUSTRIAL FINISHING LLC

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees prior to requiring employees to wear tight fitting respirators when painting metal parts and abrasive-blasting of metal parts.

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 108020372590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work areas at the time of their initial assignments. Employees were not trained on the hazards of the chemicals that they worked with nor were they trained on the availability or location of safety data sheets (SDS).  Employees worked with chemicals such as Naphtha, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene and were not trained on the hazards such as flammability and possible health effects such as eye, skin, and lung, irritation.   All provisions of the hazard communication standard's training paragraph 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) must be effectively trained to employees. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:   1)	The requirement of the hazard communication standard 2)	Any work operations where hazard chemicals are present 3)	Location and availability of the: -	hazard communication program -	list of hazardous chemicals -	SDS collection

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  On or about November 19, 2020, the employer could not verify that a workplace hazard assessment has been performed.  The employer had assessed the workplace and determined that steel toed shoes, hearing protection, eye protection, and respiratory protection were necessary for the safety of employees, but could not provide a signed, written certification of the assessment.

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  On or about November 19, 2020, the employer could not provide certification that each operator has been trained and evaluated to operate a powered industrial truck safely.