OSHA Inspection: BARTON & GRAY MARINERS CLUB

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Oct 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,324 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(b)(1): The spray booth was not substantially constructed of steel, securely and rigidly supported, or of concrete or masonry except that aluminum or other substantial noncombustible material may be used for intermittent or low volume spraying.  Production floor:  On or about December 06, 2021, paint booths used to spray paint small components with aerosolized paint cans were constructed of combustible plastic material. Aerosolized products that were stored in the booth and used on parts at the time of the inspection included but were not limited to an aerosolized High Heat Rust-Oleum paint can and a Green Zinc Phosphate that were both a Category 1 flammable liquid.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,324 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(c)(3): Space-heating appliances, steam pipes, or hot surfaces were located in a spraying area where deposits of combustible residues readily accumulated:  Paint booth:  On or about December 06, 2021, a space heater was used in a paint booth where products that included a Category 3 flammable liquid, Trilux 33 Blue, and a Category 2 flammable liquid, Klean-Strip Acetone, were located.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,458 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  Facility-wide:  On or about December 06, 2021, The employer did not develop and implement a written program with worksite-specific procedures and elements for the required use of 3M Full Face and Half Face Reusable Respirator, with organic filter cartridges, and 3M Particulate Respirator N95 when conducting the following operations:  a) While painting with products that included, but were not limited to, a two-part epoxy D3001 545 and D8001 545primer, which was a Category 2 flammable liquid.   b) While performing finishing operations that included, but were not limited to, sanding a bur on metal parts with a WEN Disc Sander (serial number: glt1709aw37974).

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Facility-wide:   On or about December 06, 2021, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who were required to wear respirators to determine each employee's fitness to wear a respirator while performing painting and finishing operations.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Facility-wide:  On or about December 06, 2021, employees required to use tight-fitting respirators that included a 3M Full Facepiece Reusable Respirator with organic filter cartridges and a 3M Particulate Respirator N95, were not fit tested for those respirators prior to using them. Employees use the equipment while performing operations such as painting boats and grinding metal parts.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,458 · Current $6,000 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:   General Maintenance Department:  On or about December 06, 2022, the employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, training, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees responsible for mechanical maintenance operations were protected from injury by the unexpected energization of the machines and/or equipment while it was being serviced. Employees performed servicing and maintenance on equipment that included, but were not limited to, a 120V DW756 bench grinder and a 120V metal band saw (serial number: 181020283).

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,458 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)  Production floor:  On or about December 06, 2021, two portable wire grinders near the paint booth were not guarded to protect from injury by flying parts. Employees grind metals parts using portable grinders during the finishing process as part of their responsibilities.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,594 · Current $5,000 Reduced

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:  Facility-wide:  On or about December 06, 2021, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain a written hazard communication program that described how the  employer would ensure hazardous chemicals are visibly labeled, safety data sheets are maintained and accessible, and how information and training on the hazardous chemicals in employee work areas will be provided at the time of initial assignment or when a new chemical is introduced. Employees perform painting, finishing, and maintenance tasks on the production floor with various products including, but not limited to,  painting with a two-part epoxy primer D3001 545 and D8001 545, a Category 2 flammable liquid.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Facility-wide:  On or about December 06, 2021, the employer did not generate an inventory of all the hazardous chemicals that were stored on site. Some of the hazardous products observed at the site included, but were not limited to, Brightside White Polyurethane paint, a Category 3 flammable liquid.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(9): The employer removed or defaced existing labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals and did not immediately mark the containers with the required information.  Production floor:  On or about December 06, 2021, paint containers stored in the flammable cabinet were partially covered by paint so that the labeling contents were not visible.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  Facility-wide:  On or about December 06, 2021, the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to employees that use hazardous chemicals as a regular part of their jobs.  Painters and maintenance employees painted and cleaned with hazardous paints and solvents, which included, but were not limited to, a Klean Strip Acetone, a Category 2 flammable liquid with Category 2 serious eye damage effects, and Trilux 33 Blue, a Category 1 skin sensitizer and Category 3 flammable liquid. Employees were not able to access the safety data sheets by their self electronically and physical copies were not available at the site for the employees in the event that emergency access to them was needed.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(i): Workspace was less than 30 inches wide in front of electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less:   Production floor:  On or about December 06, 2021, a 220V Weld Saw Belt and a HEPA vacuum was observed blocking access to the main electrical service panel that control machine applications for equipment that operated at less than 600 volts. The equipment was approximately within 24 inches or less of the panel.