OSHA Inspection: MK METAL PRODUCTS ENTERPRISES LLC

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $5,704 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:   On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the press area, the employer failed to establish an energy control program, including training and periodic inspections, before any employee performed service or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur or cause injury.  Employees serviced press brakes.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $2,370 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:   On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $2,370 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not classify the hazards of chromium (VI) and at least address  the following hazards: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization:   On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to classify the hazards of chromium (VI) and at least address  the following hazards: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization, when employees were exposed to chemicals, such as, but no limited to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:    On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, and to did not ensure that each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, when employees were exposed to chemicals, such as, but no limited to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not provide appropriate information and training for all employees exposed to chromium (VI), in that employees could not demonstrate knowledge of the contents of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026:   On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to train employees on the content of this section,  29 CFR 1910.1026 which includes  purpose and description of the requirements for a medical surveillance program, when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

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:  On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville, OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to develop and implement a written hazard communication program when employees were exposed to chemicals, such as, but no limited to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not provide information to the employees on operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present:    On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville, OH 44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to provide information to employees in their work areas where hazardous chemicals are present, when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:     On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to train employees on the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area, when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content. Hexavalent chromium is an inhalation, dermal, and eye hazard.

Issued

Jun 9, 2021

Abate by

Jul 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not make a copy of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026, readily available to all employees who were exposed to chromium (VI):  On, or about March 16, 2021, at the location of 301 W. Prospect St. Smithville,  OH  44677, in the welding department, the employer failed to make a copy of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026, readily available to all employees, when employees were exposed to chemicals, such as, but no limited to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, generated while welding stainless steel with an 18% chromium content.