OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN SURFACING MATERIALS, LLC

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not have each affected employee use the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.  On or about April 13, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer purchased and provided personal protective equipment for employees who worked in the mixing department, but did not enforce the personal protective equipment to be used, exposing employees to chemical hazards through  inhalation, ingestion and skin absorption.

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not select personal protective equipment that properly fit each affected employee.  On March 2, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees working in the mixing department were not provided with personal protective equipment that properly fit them, exposing employees to chemical health hazards such as but not limited to; skin irritation, sensitization, and acute toxicity from inhalation of fumes.

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated;  the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed;  the date(s) of the hazard assessment;  and which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  On or about March 2, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not verify that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons were not adequately trained to render First Aid.  On or about March 2, 2022, employees were performing mixing operations when a flashfire occurred causing second degree burns to multiple parts of the body. The employer had not provided a person adequately trained to render first aid, exposing employees to the hazard of delayed medical treatment.

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,450 · Current $870 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): A recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.  At the inspection site, for calendar year 2022, the employer did not record an injury or illness incident within 7 calendar days onto the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report.

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,450 · Current $870 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.33(a): The OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the OSHA 300A Summary, and/or the OSHA 301 Incident Reports (or equivalents) were not retained in the establishment for 5 years following the end of the calendar year to which they relate.  At the inspection site, the employer did not save the OSHA 300 Log, annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report Forms for five years following the end of the calendar year that these records covered.

Issued

Jul 20, 2022

Abate by

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): The employer provide portable fire extinguishers and did not mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.  On or about April 13, 2022, the employer did not mount a charged portable fire extinguisher next to Mixing Tank MX-1402, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.