OSHA Inspection: CAR KRAFT AUTOBODY OF ENGLEWOOD, INC.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1823.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.22(d)(2): The employer did not ensure hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces were corrected or repaired before an employee used the walking-working surface again.  When the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard was not guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired:  (a) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ - Garage: Employees are exposed to Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces daily, while repairing automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not ensure hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces were corrected or repaired before an employee used the walking-working surface again on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3191.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1)(ix): The written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program:   a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear full face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer's written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program, on or about May 19, 2022.  b) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear half face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer's written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3191.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1)(v): The written program did not contain procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators:  a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear full face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer's written program did not contain procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirator, on or about May 19, 2022.  b) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear half face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer's written program did not contain procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirator, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1367.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i):31-372-101 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to this standard when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.  a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees voluntarily wear N95 respirators to control dust hazards while painting and repairing automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not provide respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this standard when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3191.00 Reduced

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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:   a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear full face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. 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, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3191.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear full face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not provide effective training that covered the use of respirators, including donning and doffing, limitations of use, and /or maintenance, on or about May 19, 2022.   b) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear half face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not provide effective training that covered the use of respirators, including donning and doffing, limitations of use, and /or maintenance, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4972.00 · Current $2735.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.176(b): Secure storage - Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., was stored in tiers that were not stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they were stable and secure against sliding or collapse:    a) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: A two tier, automotive part storage shelf was being held up by a chain secured to a fence to prevent it from collapsing exposing employees to struck by hazards. The employer did not ensure the storage of materials did not create a hazard on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4972.00 · Current $2735.00 Reduced

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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:   (a) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals daily for up to 2 hours, while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The paints and solvents used contain hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to 2-Butoxyethanol, Ethyl Thiocyanate and Methyl ethyl ketone. A written hazard communication program was not developed nor implemented on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1367.00 Reduced

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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) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: The employer did not ensure labels were placed on three spray containers of  grease cleaner that provided the necessary information including the product identifier and general information concerning the hazards of the chemical, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4972.00 · Current $2735.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals daily for up to 4 hours, while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The paints and solvents used contain hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to 2-Butoxyethanol, Ethyl Thiocyanate and Methyl ethyl ketone. Effective Hazard Communication training was not provided to all employees who work with or around the hazardous chemicals, on or about May 19, 2022.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $465.00 · Current $256.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear full face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not ensure that employees provided with and required to wear a tight-fitting facepiece respirator at the worksite pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT), on or about May 19, 2022.  b) 188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees are provided with and required to wear half face elastomeric respirators to control inhalation hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not ensure that employees provided with and required to wear a tight-fitting facepiece respirator at the worksite pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT), on or about May 19, 2022.  c)188 W Forest Ave, Englewood, NJ: Employees voluntarily wear N95 respirators to control dust hazards while painting automotive vehicles and parts. The employer did not ensure that employees provided with and required to wear a tight-fitting facepiece respirator at the worksite pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT), on or about May 19, 2022.