OSHA Inspection: A WAREHOUSE ON WHEELS, INC.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jun 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,681 · Current $2,500 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 December 7, 2020, in the welding department, employees were required to wear air purifying respiratory protection when conducting welding, cutting and grinding operations. The employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, which included worksite specific procedures, thereby exposing employees to hazards including, but not limited to, welding fumes and metal dusts.   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, string, 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.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jun 30, 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 December 7, 2020, in the welding department, the employer had not ensured that each employee required to wear tight-fitting facepiece respirators had been provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jun 30, 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 December 7, 2020, in the welding department, employees were required to wear tight-fitting facepiece 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 including, but not limited to, iron oxide, zinc oxide and metal dusts.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jun 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1):The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  a)  On or about December 7, 2020, in the welding department, employees were provided with and required to wear air-purifying respirators for exposure to materials including welding fumes and metal dust.  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.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  a)  On or about December 7, 2020, in a shipping container adjacent to the South Shop, the employer failed to ensure oxygen cylinders in storage were separated from acetylene a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour, thereby exposing employees to fire and/or explosion hazards.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jun 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $1,250 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:  a) On or about December 7, 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, oxygen, acetylene and welding fumes.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jun 7, 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 protection equipment (PPE):  a)  On or about December 7, 2020, in the facility, employees provided and required to use ppe including, but not limited to, various gloves, welding jackets, welding hoods 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 exposure included, but was not limited to, welding flash, burns and debris generated during grinding, cutting and welding operations.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service and an employee was using it before repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe were made:  a)	On or about December 7, 2020, in the South Shop, employees used an extension cord to provide power to electrical equipment.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards when the extension cord was not properly inspected or removed from service when observed having damaged outer insulation.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Jul 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  a)  On or about December 7, 2020, in the welding department, employees were required to perform welding operations on stainless-steel material.   The employer failed to perform initial monitoring to determine employee exposure to chromium (VI).