OSHA Inspection: AFSCO FENCE SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,063 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator ESLI that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:     (a) On or about 11/04/2022, at Paint Shop, for the gate builder wearing 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges while spraying MASTER-HALCO black acrylic paint on gates containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, acetone and xylene.  The employees were not provided a cartridge changeout schedule prior to being required to wear the respirators.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      (a) On or about 11/04/2022, at Paint Shop, for the gate builder wearing 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges while spraying MASTER-HALCO black acrylic paint on gates containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, acetone and xylene.  The employee was not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):  The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face:    (a) On or about 11/04/2022, at Paint Shop, for the gate builder wearing 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges while spraying MASTER-HALCO black acrylic paint on gates containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, acetone and xylene.  The employer did not implement procedure to prevent facial hair on respirator users.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,078 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  (a) On or about 11/04/2022, at welding and paint area, for the employees working with/around the welder and gate builder spraying MASTER-HALCO black acrylic paint on gates containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, welding fumes, acetone and xylene.  Employer did not have safety data sheets available.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) On or about 11/04/2022, at welding and paint area, for the welder and gate builder spraying MASTER-HALCO black acrylic paint on gates containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, welding fumes, acetone and xylene.  Employer did not train employees on hazard communication.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $4,688 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about 11/4/2022, at jobsite, for the site foreman, site supervisor, in-house mechanic, yard, and yard foreman working with earthmoving equipment such as, but not limited to, skid steers and dandy diggers loading on trailer, unloading off trailer, and installing fencing.  The employer never provided training to employees so that they may recognize and avoid the hazards that were present on site.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test 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) On or about 11/04/2022, at Paint Shop, for the gate builder wearing 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges while spraying MASTER-HALCO black acrylic paint on gates containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, acetone and xylene.  The employees were not fit tested, either qualitatively or quantitatively, prior to being required to use this respirator by the employer.