OSHA Inspection: QUALITY NAME PLATE, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jun 28, 2022

Abate by

Sep 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(b)(5)(i):The average air speed over the open face of the paint spray booth was less than 100 linear feet per minute and there were no visible gauges, audible alarms or pressure activated devices installed in paint spray booth to indicate or ensure that the required air speed was maintained:  Paint Room:  On or about January 24, 2022, the average air speed over the open face of the Spray Booth 3 was less than 100 linear feet per minute (fpm) when measured with an Alnor Thermoanenometer 9850. Employees performed electrostatic spraying operations with products that included, but were not limited to, a Category 3 flammable liquid Gloss Aquanamel (Product information: 7-0SC1992BPR1; Manufacturer: Finish Works).  Booth 3, which was the spray area mainly used by employees, failed to provide adequate air flow that would exhaust contaminants from the employee's breathing zone. The employer did not affix audible alarms or pressure activated devices to the paint booths to ensure the required air speed was maintained.

Issued

Jun 28, 2022

Abate by

Sep 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,500 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:  Etch Room and Paint Area:  On or about January 24, 2022, the employer did not develop and implement a written program with worksite-specific procedures and elements for the required use of half face elastomeric respirators, with organic filter cartridges, when conducting the following operations:  a) While loading "Etch Resist Black," a Category 3 flammable liquid containing naptha and barium sulfate chemical.  b) While performing electrospraying  operations with products that included, but were not limited to, a Category 1b carcinogen and Category corrosive liquid, Gloss Aquanamel (manufacture Finish Works).

Issued

Jun 28, 2022

Abate by

Sep 15, 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:  Paint Room and Etch Department:  On or about January 24, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees fitness to wear a respirator before they were required to wear them. Employees wore respirators while handling acid in the Etch Department  spray painting in the Paint Room.

Issued

Jun 28, 2022

Abate by

Sep 15, 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:  Paint Room and Etch Department:  On or about October 04, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were either quantitively or qualitatively fit tested prior to initial use of their respirators before they were required to wear them. Employees wore respirators while performing tasks that generated organic vapors while etching and spray painting.

Issued

Jun 28, 2022

Abate by

Sep 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  a) Lacquer Area:  On or about January 24, 2022, the employer did not ensure that multiple paint containers including, but not limited to, a container of Gloss Aquanamel (manufacture Finish Works) and a Category 3 flammable enamel were labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information, that was immediately available to employees. These products were stored in the flammable cabinet of the Lacquer Area.   b) Relieving Department:  On or about January 24, 2022, the employer did not ensure that a Category 4 flammable dip tank of "Mineral Spirits" (product name: Solvent 6733/LPA 142 Solvent; manufacturer: Hubbard Hall, Inc.) was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information, that was immediately available to employees.