OSHA Inspection: STOLLER USA, INC.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6690.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:   On or about May 8, 2021, employees were exposed to carbon monoxide during the Bioforge production process when the employer did not select the appropriate respirator based on the hazard.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about May 8, 2021, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when the employer did not identify or evaluate employee exposure to chemical vapors and carbon monoxide for the Bioforge production process.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6690.00 Reduced

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 May 8, 2021, an employee in the production area was exposed to respiration hazards while wearing a 3M full-face respirator without having been medically evaluated.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter  On or about May 8, 2021, in the production area, employees were required to wear 3M brand full-face respirators without having been fit tested prior to initial use or without having been annually fit tested.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k):The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  On or about May 8, 2021, in the production area, employees were required to wear 3M brand full-face respirators without having been trained on their proper use, maintenance, limitations, and storage.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6827.00 · Current $4779.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  On or about March 3 and times prior thereto, in a chemical storage area of the facility, an employee was exposed to sulfuric acid without a suitable facility for quick drenching of the body in the work area.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6827.00 · Current $4779.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(m)(5)(iii):Powered industrial truck(s), with the operator dismounted and within 25 feet of the truck still in his view, did not have the load engaging means fully lowered.  On or about May 8, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when they lifted a chemical tote with a forklift and dismounted the forklift with the load engaging means still raised.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6690.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2):Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 ppm:  On or about May 8, 2021:   a.   An employee making Bioforge was exposed to carbon monoxide at a time weighted average of 227.3 ppm.  This level exceed the permissible exposure level of 50 ppm by 4.55 times.  This exposure was derived from a carbon monoxide calculation based upon post-exposure carboxyhemoglobin measurements on May 8, 2021.    b.   An employee making Bioforge was exposed to carbon monoxide at a time weighted average of 109.4 ppm.  This level exceed the permissible exposure level of 50 ppm by 2.19 times.  This exposure was derived from a carbon monoxide calculation based upon post-exposure carboxyhemoglobin measurements on May 8, 2021.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6827.00 · Current $4779.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(iii):Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:  On or about May 8, 2021, employees in the production area were not trained on methods they could take to protect themselves from the chemical hazards of mixing formic and sulfuric acid.

Issued

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1366.00 · Current $956.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2):29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  On or about May 10, 2021, the employer failed during calendar year 2021, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by 03/02/2021.  The establishment employed 25 employees and is classified as 325320-Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing.