OSHA Inspection: CONTROL CONCEPTS CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - Employees pour Thinner Norilit U 90 from a one liter container into a Dixie cup to mix ink for the pad printer. The personal wash unit provided by the employer in the work area was not suitable because it can not be used without requiring the use of the operator's hands (once activated), it did not have a sufficient volume of flushing fluid to supply flushing for a minimum 15-minute period, and the flushing fluid expired November 2016.

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 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) At the facility, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program. Employees use Rustlick WS-5050 Water-Soluble Oil as a coolant in the CNC lathe, Thinner Norilit U 90 as an ingredient in the ink they mix for the pad printer, and Dichloromethane to join two plastics together.

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) In Building A, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for the Rustlick WS-5050 Water-Soluble Oil that employees use as a coolant in the CNC lathe. The material safety data sheet the employer maintained for Rustlick WS-5050 was revised on August 3, 1995 and lists Triethanolamine (CAS #102-71-6) as a reportable component. The Rustlick WS-5050 Water-Soluble Oil that employees use contains Petroleum distillates hydrotreated heavy naphthenic (CAS #64742-52-5), Water (CAS #7732-18-5), Chlorinated paraffins (CAS #1372804-76-6), Tall Oil (CAS # 8002-26-4), Ethoxylated Alcohols (CAS #68920-66-1), and 1,3,5-Triazine-1,3,5(2H, 4H, 6H)-triethanol (CAS #4719-04-4).  b) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for the Thinner Norilit U 90 that employees use as an ingredient in the ink that they mix for the pad printer. The material safety data sheet the employer maintained for Thinner Norilit U 90 was revised on July 8, 1996 and lists Cyclohexanone (CAS #108-94-1) as a component. The Thinner Norilit U 90 that employees use contains 2-butoxyethyl acetate (CAS #112-07-2), Cylohexanone (CAS #108-94-1), and propylene carbonate (CAS #108-32-7).  c) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for the Dichloromethane that employees use to join two plastics together. The material safety data sheet the employer maintained for Dichloromethane lists the manufacturer as PPG Industries, Inc. The Dichloromethane that employees use is manufactured by EKI.

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  a) In the facility, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not provide information to the employees who use Rustlick WS-5050 Water-Soluble Oil as to the location and availability of the safety data sheets of those hazardous chemicals.

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Abate by

Jan 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  a) In Building A, on or about August 10, 2022 - Employee training did not include the health hazard of Rustlick WS-5050 Water-Soluble Oil that employees use as a coolant in the CNC lathe.  Rustlick WS-5050 Water-Soluble Oil is a Category 1 skin sensitizer.  b) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of Thinner Norilit U 90 that employees use as an ingredient in the ink that they mix for the pad printer. Thinner Norilit U 90 is a corrosive, combustible liquid, harmful if swallowed, causes skin irritation, and causes serious eye damage.  c) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - Employee training did not include the health hazards of Dichloromethane that employees use to join two plastics together. Dichloromethane, is harmful if swallowed, causes skin irritation, causes serious ere irritation, suspected of causing cancer, may cause respiratory irritation, and may cause drowsiness or dizziness.

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Abate by

Jan 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:  a) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not provide information and training for each employee using methylene chloride to join two pieces of plastic together.

Issued

Dec 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:  a) In Building B, on or about August 10, 2022 - The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride while the employees use methylene chloride to join two pieces of plastic together.