OSHA Inspection: WHEELS AMERICA

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a) Wheels America located at 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA 19050 - Warehouse: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that signs indicating the direction of travel and location of emergency exits were visible.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10938.00

Hazardous substances 81108111

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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:  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA:  The employer did not administer an effective hearing conservation program. Employees performing operations including wheel blasting and burning   were exposed to sound levels which exceed the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA as an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA). The exposures measured are equivalent to an 8-hour TWA of 96.7 dBA and 91.1 dBA. Zero exposures were assumed for all unsampled periods.  Condition observed on/or about March 1, 2023.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10938.00

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29 CFR  1910.107(b)(10): Illumination panels did not effectively isolate the spraying area from the area in which the lighting unit is located.  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA - Paint Booth: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure the illumination panels were effectively isolated in the Donaldson spray booth while painters conducted spray painting operations.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges, audible alarms, or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or ensure that the required air velocity was maintained:  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA - Paint Booth: On or about January 10, 2022, The Donaldson spray booth did not have functional gauge to indicate or ensure that the required air velocity is maintained while employees are required to conduct spray painting operations within the spray booth.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.107(f)(3): Sprinklers protecting spraying areas were not kept as free from deposits as practical by cleaning daily if necessary.  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: Paint Booth. Observed on or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the sprinkler heads of the Donaldson spray booths were kept free from deposits as practical. Employees were spray painting in the booth with sprinkler heads covered in paint, thereby exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:  a) Wheels America - 777 W. Providence Rd. Lansdowne, PA: Spray booth. On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that all spraying areas were kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residue as practical, thereby exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10938.00

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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) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not provide medical evaluations prior to requiring employees to use respirators such as but not limited to 3M 7192 with P95 filters and Gerson half mask respirator for P100 filters while performing painting, burning, and grinding activities.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:   a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not provide fit testing for employees using respirators such as but not limited to 3M 7192 with P95 filters and Gerson half mask respirator for P100 filters while performing painting, burning, and grinding activities.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employee required to wear respirators such as Half face respirator, 3M 7192 with P95 filters did not have facial hair between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use  half respirators such as, but not limited to 3M 7192 with P95 filters and Gerson half mask respirator for P100 filters while performing painting, burning, and grinding activities received respirator training.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10938.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(iv)(f): The point of operation of power saws whose operation exposed an employee to injury were not guarded.  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: Welding Room: On or about January 10, 2022, the employer did not ensure a protective guard was installed on Ridgid 14-inch abrasive saw, Serial: BX14201DG28728, thereby exposing employees using the equipment to cut aluminum wheels to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(a)(2): Vertical and inclined belts were not guarded with a nip-point belt and pulley guard.  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: Wheel Blaster Area - On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure the vertical belt and pulley on the Wheel Blaster machine was guarded, thereby exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: Paint Booth - On or about January 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure the compressed air used for cleaning purposes was reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. An employee conducting painting operations used compressed air set at approximately 60 p.s.i to clean themselves.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10938.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s):  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: Finishing/Grinding area: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure safety guards were properly installed and used on a hand-held grinder DeWalt corded 11,000 RPM paddle switch grinder. Employees used the grinder to re-finish the wheels without a guard, exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used.  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: Welding Area: On or about November 22, 2022 the employer did not provide welding screens where employee performed tunsgsten inert gas (TIG) welding, thereby employee working adjacent to the operations were not protected from welding rays.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures:  a) Wheels America located at 777 W. Providence Rd. Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure live parts of electrical equipment were guarded against accidental contact. Employees were required to enter an electrical cabinet rated at approximately 480 to turn on and off the oven system, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each junction box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a) Wheels America located at 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA - Hallway near loading dock near tire dismount room: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that a junction box had a plate or faceplate to cover the exposed live wires, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards of approximately 110-120 volts.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:   a)Wheels America located at 777 W. Providence Rd. Lansdowne, PA 19050 - Production Area On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not provide permanent wiring to power multiple LED lighting  used to illuminate the work areas. The employer used temporary extension cords  throughout the facility to power lights for greater than 90 days in lieu of permanent writing.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

Hazardous substances 1730

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29 CFR  1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:  a) Wheels America located at 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA: The employer failed to perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride while working at the wheel dip station.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not have available the safety data sheet for each hazardous chemicals or products used at the site, including but not limited to the following:  -Polyester resin, 1,3,5-tris(oxiranylmethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, as contained in PPG PCT10107 Clear Polyester. -Aluminum Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Silicon Dioxide, Iron Oxide, as contained in GNPGraystar Brown Aluminum Oxide. -2-butoxyethanol, as contained in PPG T494 Envirobase Thinner -Xylene, MAK, Toluene, Methyl Methacrylate, as contained in Tamco HC1000 Urethane Clear -1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, Ethyltoluene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, p-Ethyltoluene, Benzene, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-, Xylene, n-Propylbenzene, 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene, Ethylbenzene as contained in Tamco HR-397 Solvent.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10938.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not ensure that affected employees use those facilities when necessary: (Construction Reference 1926.1152):  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA: CNC Machine Room: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure the eyewash/shower station was accessible within the work area for immediate emergency use where an employee is exposed to Dicholoromethane (Methylene Chloride) contained in B17 Industrial Paint Remover.  The eyewash station and shower was blocked by a shop vacuum, 55-gallon container and a trash can.  Reference: American national Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (ANSI Standard Z358.1-2004)

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.  a) Wheels America located at 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not develop a list of hazardous chemicals used/stored in the plant, potentially exposing employees to hazardous chemicals in the event of a leak, spill, exposure or fire. Employees used hazardous chemicals throughout the facility, including but not limited to the following:   -Polyester resin, 1,3,5-tris(oxiranylmethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, as contained in PPG PCT10107 Clear Polyester. -Aluminum Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Silicon Dioxide, Iron Oxide, as contained in GNPGraystar Brown Aluminum Oxide. -2-butoxyethanol, as contained in PPG T494 Envirobase Thinner -Xylene, MAK, Toluene, Methyl Methacrylate, as contained in Tamco HC1000 Urethane Clear -1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, Ethyltoluene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, p-Ethyltoluene, Benzene, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-, Xylene, n-Propylbenzene, 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene, Ethylbenzene as contained in Tamco HR-397 Solvent. -etc.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(k)(1)(iii): The employer did not include methylene chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with hazard communication standard (HCS) (1910.1200) and did not ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section:  a) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Rd, Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022: The employer did not include methylene chloride in the hazard communication program including training. 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. The employer required employees to use a dip tank containing B17 Industrial Paint Remover which contains dichloromethane (methylene chloride).

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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) Wheels America - 777 W Providence Rd. Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022, the employer did not provide hazardous chemical training for employees engaged in painting and wheel finishing operations. Employees are exposed to chemicals including but not limited to the following:   -Polyester resin, 1,3,5-tris(oxiranylmethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, as contained in PPG PCT10107 Clear Polyester. -Aluminum Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Silicon Dioxide, Iron Oxide, as contained in GNPGraystar Brown Aluminum Oxide. -2-butoxyethanol, as contained in PPG T494 Envirobase Thinner -Xylene, MAK, Toluene, Methyl Methacrylate, as contained in Tamco HC1000 Urethane Clear -1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, Ethyltoluene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, p-Ethyltoluene, Benzene, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-, Xylene, n-Propylbenzene, 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene, Ethylbenzene as contained in Tamco HR-397 Solvent. -Dichloromethane, phenol, etc. contained in B17 Industrial Paint Remover

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) Wheels America located at 777 West Providence Road Lansdowne, PA - Warehouse: The Employer did not ensure a door  that did not lead to an exit was marked "Not an Exit".  Condition noted on or about November 22, 2022.

Issued

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  Wheels America located at 777 W Providence Road Lansdowne, PA: On or about November 22, 2022 the employer did not ensure Amerex portable fire extinguishers were subjected to annual maintenance check.   a. Portable fire extinguisher located near the burn station was last serviced in September 2021;  b. Portable fire extinguisher located near the CNC machines was last serviced in September 2021;  c.  Portable fire extinguisher located near the prep areas was last serviced in September 2021.