OSHA Inspection: A1 PAINT POWDER AND SANDBLASTING

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $3,215 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:   At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, employees were exposed to crushing, amputation, inhalation and chemical burn hazards. The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $5,358

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard to employees. Employees engaged in painting and sandblasting activities were exposed to chemical, solid material particulate inhalation hazards. The employer provided and allowed employees to wear respiratory protection without determining if the respiratory protection would create a health hazard to the wearer.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, the employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer. Employees engaged in painting and sandblasting activities were exposed to chemical, solid material particulate inhalation hazards. The employer provided and allowed employees to wear respiratory protection without providing the basic advisory information, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, employees were exposed to caught between and crushed by hazards. The employer did not ensure that all operator control markings were in place on the powered industrial trucks being utilized by employees in the workplace.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, employees were exposed to caught between and crushed by hazards. The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed powered industrial truck training, consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Powered industrial trucks were not examined at least daily before being placed in service.  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, employees were exposed to caught between and crushed by hazards. The employer did not ensure powered industrial trucks that employees were operating in the worksite had been examined at least daily before putting into service.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,233 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(6): Conductors located in wet or damp locations were not identified for that environment.   At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64126, an employee was exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards while operating the washer and conducting washing activities in the workplace. The employer did not ensure electrical conductors were identified for use in wet or damp locations.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,465

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, an employee was exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards. The employer did not ensure unused openings inside of a breaker box located between the office and north oven, were effectively closed.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(c)(3)(i): All splices and joints and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose.  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, an employee was exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards while operating the wash station power controls. The employer did not ensure all splices, joints and the free ends of conductors were covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, 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 or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, an employee was exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards. The employer did not ensure that fuses and circuit breakers inside of a breaker box located between the north oven and the office, were properly guarded against accidental contact.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 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:  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64126, employees were exposed to chemical exposure hazards. The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain a written hazard communication program. Employees were exposed to chemical, solid material particulate inhalation and chemical burn hazards during their daily work activities.

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,233 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  At the workplace located at 7601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri64126, the employer did not report an amputation as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty four (24) hours. An employee amputation occurred on or about November 25, 2022. The amputation was not reported to OSHA until November 29, 2022.