OSHA Inspection: WHEELBLAST, INC.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,611 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(5):  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used equipment with filter lenses that had a shade number appropriate for the work being performed for protection from injurious light radiation:  a)  In the yard - On or about 09/30/2021, and at times prior to , the employer exposed employees to eye injuries, in that employees oxygen and acetylene torch cutting were supplied tinted safety glasses as eye protection.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s)  (a)In the yard - On or about 09/30/2021 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to a crushed by hazard, in that employees were performing scraping and painting of the steel beams, pipes and sheets elevated by the forks of the powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) Sandblasting and Blast Shack -  On or about 09/30/2021 and times prior to, employees were exposed to hearing loss from sand and metal shot blasting operations while processing steel metal beams, sheets and pipes.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a)  For employees in the Sandblasting and Blast Shack - On or about 09/30/2021 and at times prior, in that the employer provided disposable N95 respirators, NOVA 2000 combination full facepiece pressure demand air supplied-air respirator (SAR) with auxiliary self contained air supply and 3M half mask respirators with 2091 filters for use while working.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

May 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  (a) In the yard,  Sandblasting and Blast Shack - On or about 09/30/2021 and at times prior, employees were exposed to injuries, in that the employer provided NOVA 2000 combination full facepiece pressure demand air supplied-air respirator (SAR) with auxiliary self contained air supply and 3M half mask respirators with 2091 filters for use while working.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

May 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) In Yard, Sandblasting and Blast Shack - On or about 09/30/2021 and at times prior, employees were using fuel sources such as but not limited to, oxygen and acetylene while performing cutting operations on steel metal beams, sheets and pipes.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a)  In the yard - On or about September 30, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that employees were operating forklift trucks while lifting steel metal sheets, beams and pipes without certification of competency to operate.