OSHA Inspection: RHINO LININGS OF KERRVILLE

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $1,300 Reduced

Hazardous substances C326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(e): The employer did not remove from service defective or damaged personal protective equipment.   On or about February 11, 2021, three employees used damaged and punctured full-body Tyvek suits as protection from airborne 4,4'-Diphenylmethane Diisocyante (MDI) while spraying truck bed liners, exposing the employees to the hazard of contact with hazardous chemicals.

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0040

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:  At times prior to February 11, 2021,  two employees in a spray room were using tight-fitting half face respirators to protect against inhalation of acetone vapors without a respirator cartridge change schedule, exposing the employees to an inhalation hazard.

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $1,300 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040C326

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:  On or about February 11, 2021, three employees were required to wear half face tight-fitting respirators while manually applying acetone and full face tight-fitting respirators while spraying 4,4'-Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) onto truck beds without being fit tested, exposing the employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0040

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  On or about February 11, 2021, two employees wearing half face tight-fitting respirators while manually applying acetone had facial hair that interfered with a proper seal, exposing the employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $1,300 Reduced

Hazardous substances C326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about February 11, 2021, two employees in a spray room were spraying 4,4'-Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) on truck beds as a liner product without having an evaluation or estimate of their exposures to the chemical, exposing the employees to an inhalation hazard.

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $1,300 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040C326

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:  On or about February 11, 2021, two employees in a spray room were required to wear full face tight-fitting respirators while spraying 4,4'-Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) on truck beds without having received medical evaluations, exposing the employees to the hazards of increased physiological burden and aggravation of a cardiac or pulmonary disorder.

Issued

Mar 5, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $1,300 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040C326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): The employer did not train employees on the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area:  On or about February 11, 2021, two employees were spraying 4,4'-Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) and manually applying acetone to truck beds without having received training on the hazards of the chemicals they worked with, exposing the employees to the hazard of contact with hazardous chemicals.