OSHA Inspection: DUFECK MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $5,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  On or about February 14, 2023, at an establishment located 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not keep all places of employment and walking-working surfaces in a clean and orderly condition. Accumulations of fugitive combustible wood particulate were present in the Ariens Building, upper level above the main cutting room, and the Tumbler Room on walking-working surfaces, walls, equipment, electrical conduit, electrical boxes, pipes, enclosure roofs, and other elevated surfaces. Employees were exposed to hazards from fire, flash fires, and possible deflagration.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $7,031 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.  At an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin:  a) On or about February 14, 2023, an employee repairing and assembling pallets with a pneumatic nail gun was exposed to noise at 76.3 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 95.3 dBA, as measured over 173 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 88 dBA accounting for the period of 307 minutes unmonitored.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee repairing and assembling pallets with a pneumatic nail gun was exposed to noise at 267.8 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 97.1 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   c) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee operating a Go-Fast rip saw in the Ariens Building was exposed to noise at 102.9 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 90.2 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   d) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee operating a planer in the Main Room was exposed to noise at 97.3 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 89.8 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   e) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee operating a rip saw in the Main Room was exposed to noise at 70.5 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 87.5 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   f) On or about February 14, 2023, an employee repairing and assembling pallets with a pneumatic nail gun was exposed to noise at 100.1 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 97.3 dBA, as measured over 173 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 90 dBA accounting for the period of 307 minutes unmonitored.   g) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee repairing and assembling pallets with a pneumatic nail gun was exposed to noise at 212.2 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 95.4 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   h) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee operating an up-cut saw in the Ariens Building was exposed to noise at 124.1 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 91.5 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   i) On or about February 15, 2023, an employee assembling pallets with a pneumatic nail gun in the Aluminum Building was exposed to noise at 231.9 percent dose of the permissible daily dose. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 96 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift.   All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.95 (c) through (n) shall be contained in an effective hearing conservation program. Key provisions include, but are not limited to: 1) Monitoring 2) Audiometric Testing 3) Hearing protectors 4) Training Program 5) Recordkeeping

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $7,030 Reduced

Hazardous substances 10601660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(b)(2): When a liquid in a dip tank creates an exposure hazard covered by a standard listed in subpart Z of this part, you must control worker exposure as required by that standard.  On or about February 15, 2023, at an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to potential absorption and inhalation hazards created by dipping wooden boxes into a 53-gallon barrel of Sherwin-Williams Industrial Coatings DUFECK JACOBEAN.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.  On or about February 15, 2023, at an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin;  the employer did not conduct an evaluation of the workplace that included a reasonable estimation of employee(s) exposures to respiratory and absorption hazards while dipping wooden boxes into a 53-gallon barrel of Sherwin-Williams Industrial Coatings DUFECK JACOBEAN and while spraying Sherwin-Williams Sher-Wood Fast Dry Vinyl Sealer on wooden pieces.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present.  At an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as, but not limited to, eyewear when potentially exposed to splash hazards, hand protection while using hazardous chemicals, and hearing protection.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $7,031 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  At an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not implement, and maintain a hazard communication program for hazardous chemicals used and present in the workplace, including but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Sher-Wood Fast Dry Vinyl Sealer, Sherwin Williams Industrial Coatings DUFECK JACOBEAN, and combustible wood dust.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer shall develop and maintain a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas).  At an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not have a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  At an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin;  the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment. New hire employees were not provided with training on the location of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and written program, hazardous chemical container labeling, nor the hazards of the chemicals that employees were assigned to work with.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.   On or about February 14, 2023, at an establishment located at 210 Maple Street in Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program when employees were required to wear N95 dust masks while disposing of the dust from the collectors, and while wearing a tight-fitting, elastomeric half-face respirator while applying sealer.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) through (m) must be contained in a written respiratory protection program. Key provisions include, but are not limited to the following:  1) Medical evaluations 2) Fit testing 3) Information/training on maintenance, use, and care of the respirator 4) Respirator selection 5) Recordkeeping