OSHA Inspection: MYTCOAT, INC.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,702 · Current $5,221 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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 November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, at the coating area, employee(s) were exposed to injurious corrosive material without having access to emergency flushing equipment.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure employee(s) had access to the fire extinguisher(s) at all times, exposing employee(s) to fire hazards:   a) At the welding area, a fire extinguisher was not mounted in its designated location.  b) At the center beam by welding area, a fire extinguisher was blocked by equipment on the pallet.  c) At the bay door near the steel material, a fire extinguisher was not mounted in its designated location.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility, the employer did not ensure the fire extinguishers were inspected monthly, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility, the employer did not ensure fire extinguishers were maintained and inspected annually, when employees were working in or around the fabrication and coating areas, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, at the grinding area, the employer did not ensure that a pulley less than seven feet on an hook bender press machine was guarded to prevent the operator from having his hands caught in a nip point by the moving part.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, at the grinding area, the employer allowed employees to utilize a portable right-angle grinder without an adequate guard while sharpening.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(c)(1)(ii): When welding had to be performed in a space entirely screened on all sides, the screens were not so arranged that no serious restriction of ventilation exited:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, at the welding area, employees were required to perform welding operations in spaces that were not entirely screened on all sides, exposing employees to ultraviolet radiation.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders was not located away from elevators, stairs, or gangways where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, at the welding area near one of the bay doors, the employer did not ensure that compressed gas cylinders were adequately secured, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:   On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, between shipping and the oven areas, the employer did not ensure that flexible cords were running on the floor, exposing employees to trip hazards.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Abate by

May 25, 2022

Penalty

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

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(c): Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.   On or about February 16, 2022, and at times prior thereto, at the coating area, an employee's 8-hour TWA exposure to total dust was 75 mg/m3, approximately five (5) times the permissible exposure limit 15 mg/m3. Exposure was derived from a sample collected over 410 minutes, and zero exposure was assumed from 70 minutes non-sampled period.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility, employees were exposed to chemicals when performing powder coating activities without a list of all hazardous chemicals and quantity.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals when performing powder coating activities without having access to the safety data sheet.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,702 · Current $5,221 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:  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, at the coating area, employees were working with hazardous chemicals while painting with the spray gun and dipping process without receiving the proper training about the chemical hazards used at the facility.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route must be adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route.  On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility, the employer did not ensure that all exits signs were illuminated, exposing employees to entrapment hazards.

Issued

Apr 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $814 · Current $488 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   On or about November 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure employees who operated a forklift were trained, evaluated, and certified of their performance prior to operating the forklifts exposing employees to roll-over and struck by hazards.