OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN ACRYLIC & INJECTION, INC.

Issued

2022-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12762.00 · Current $6381.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about August 2, 2022, and at times prior, in the production facility, where the employer had not administered a hearing conservation program for employees exposed to noise that had exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA, based on an 80 dB threshold:  (a) A production employee conducting trimming operations was exposed to continuous noise levels at 198% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA). The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 198% is approximately 94.9 dBA. Sampling was performed for 444 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 36 minutes not sampled;  (b) A production employee conducting grinding and drilling operations was exposed to continuous noise levels at 68% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA). The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 68% is approximately 87.2 dBA. Sampling was performed for 447 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 33 minutes not sampled.  American Acrylic & Injection, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1529213, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 419 Welch Drive, Farmersville, Texas 75442.

Issued

2022-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12762.00 · Current $6381.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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:  (a) Or or about June 2, 2022, and at times prior to and thereafter, in the production area, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for a trimming operations employee to determine his ability to use a half mask respirator before requiring the use. The employer required half mask respirators to be worn during trimming and grinding of fiberglass tubs;  (b) Or or about June 2, 2022, and at times prior to and thereafter, in the production area, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for a second trimming operations employee to determine his ability to use a half mask respirator before requiring the use. The employer required half mask respirators to be worn during trimming and grinding of fiberglass tubs;  American Acrylic & Injection, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1529213, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 419 Welch Drive, Farmersville, Texas 75442.

Issued

2022-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1823.00 · Current $911.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) Or or about June 2, 2022, and at times prior to and thereafter, in the production area, where the employer allowed a trimming operations employee to wear a 3M half mask respirator without requiring that employee to pass a qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test;  (b) Or or about June 2, 2022, and at times prior to and thereafter, in the production area, where the employer allowed a second trimming operations employee to wear a 3M half mask respirator without requiring that employee to pass a qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test;  American Acrylic & Injection, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1529213, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 419 Welch Drive, Farmersville, Texas 75442.

Issued

2022-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $512.00 · Current $256.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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) In the production floor of the facility where the employer allowed a trimming operations employee, who whore a 3M half mask respirator, to have a beard;  (b) In the production floor of the facility where the employer allowed a second trimming operations employee, who whore a 3M half mask respirator, to have a beard.

Issued

2022-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $512.00 · Current $256.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2):Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of total dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air:  a) On or about August 2, 2022, and at times prior and thereafter, the employer failed to ensure that employee exposures did not exceed the 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air for total dust.  A production employee, conducting trimming operations on fiberglass tubs, was exposed to 24.3 milligrams/cubic meter of air, approximately 1.62 times the limit of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air.  This limit has been established to prevent irritation of eyes, skin, nose, throat, breathing difficulty.  The exposure is derived from one sample collected over a 406 minute period.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 74 minutes not sampled;  b) On or about August 2, 2022, and at times prior and thereafter, the employer failed to ensure that employee exposures did not exceed the 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air for total dust.  A production employee conducting grinding and drilling operations on fiberglass tubs was exposed to 31.4 milligrams/cubic meter of air, approximately 2.09 times the limit of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air.  This limit has been established to prevent irritation of eyes, skin, nose, throat, breathing difficulty.  The exposure is derived from one sample collected over a 405 minute period.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 75 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2022-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(e):Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a) On or about August 2, 2022, and at times prior and thereafter, the employer failed to determine and implement feasible engineering controls to ensure that employee exposures did not exceed the 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air for total dust. A production employee who drilled fiberglass tubs on the production floor, outside of the air booth, was exposed to 31.4 milligrams/cubic meter of air which was approximately 2.09 times the limit of 15 milligrams/cubic meter of air.