OSHA Inspection: ALLOY WHEEL REPAIR SPECIALISTS OF WISCONSIN LLC

Issued

2024-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $330.00 · Current $330.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    (a) Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists of Wisconsin, LLC, failed to certify abatement within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation 1, Item 1 a serious violation of 29 CFR 1910. 134(c)(2)(ii) with an abatement date of February 22, 2023.   Citation 1, Item 3 a serious violation of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), with an abatement date of February 22, 2023.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1426.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  (a) On June 7, 2022, and days prior, the employer did not ensure that an employee operating the powder coating booth was medically able to use a 3M 6500 half mask facepiece respirator with 3M 60926 chemical vapor cartridges before permitting voluntary use of that respirator.     (b) On June 7, 2022, and days prior, the employer did not ensure that an employee operating the paint booth was medically able to use a 3M 6500 half mask facepiece respirator with 3M 60926 chemical vapor cartridges and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained before permitting voluntary use of that respirator.  (c) On July 12, 2022, and days prior, the employer did not ensure that an employee operating the Strip Tank was medically able to use a 3M 6500 half mask facepiece respirator with 3M 60926 chemical vapor cartridges and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained before permitting voluntary use of that respirator.

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  (a) On or about June 7, 2022, an employee had visible facial hair that came between the sealing surface of a 3M 6500 half mask facepiece respirator and the face while performing operations at the strip tank.

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1426.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 04400527108024602505

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) On or about June 7, 2022, and days prior, the employer had not identified and evaluated the respiratory hazards in the paint booth  to determine that exposures did not exceed the OSHA PEL for organic vapors such as, but not limited to, n-butyl acetate, ethyl benzene, toluene, trimethylbenzene, and xylene.   (b) On or about June 7, 2022, and days prior, the employer had not identified and evaluated the respiratory hazards in the powder coating booth to determine that exposures did not exceed the OSHA PEL for the respirable fraction of carbon black, aluminum oxide, and barium sulfate.

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1426.00 · Current $0.00 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:  (a) On or about June 7, 2022, and days prior, employees engaged in vehicle restoration work were exposed to hazardous materials, such as but not limited to, the strip tank, paint booth, or powder coating booth areas, which contain compounds that may present chemical hazards related to respiratory tract irritation, carcinogens, damage to the central nervous system, serious eye damage/irritation, and skin corrosion/irritation. The employer had not developed and implemented a written program which would address labeling and other forms of warnings on hazardous material containers, Safety Data Sheets, and employee information and training on the hazards associated with the hazardous materials utilized on site, and is consistent with the Globally Harmonized System (29 CFR 191200(a)(1)).  The written program must also contain the following: 1. A list of all hazardous materials on site; 2. The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving hazardous materials, such as spills; 3. The hazards of the materials contained in piping that is not labeled, and; 4. The method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might be exposed to while performing duties at the site.