OSHA Inspection: SPRAY-TEK, LLC

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,036 · Current $5,123 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   On or about February 16, 2023, the employer failed to develop a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134 for employees required to wear respirators, including employees working with recipes that require respiratory use and employees cleaning out caustic barrels.

Issued

Jul 3, 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION/CONDITION) (DESCRIBE HAZARD) Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   On or about February 16, 2023, the employer failed to provide medical evaluation to determine employees' ability to use a respirator prior to employees being required to wear respirators, including employees working with recipes that require respiratory use and employees cleaning out caustic barrels.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):   On or about February 16, 2023, the employer failed to ensure employees required to wear respirators passed the appropriate fit test, including employees working with recipes that require respiratory use and employees cleaning out caustic barrels.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Abate by

Jul 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,534 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1):  The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  On or about February 3, 2023, the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if they were permit-required confined spaces, including the large stainless steel mixing tanks.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Abate by

Jul 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.  On or about February 3, 2023, the employer did not inform exposed employees the existence, location and danger posted by permit-required confined spaces, including the large stainless steel mixing tanks.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Abate by

Jul 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(3):  When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces:  On or about February 3, 2023, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering permit spaces, including the large stainless steel mixing tanks.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Abate by

Dec 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,534 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4): Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  On or about February 3, 2023, procedures for the control of hazardous energy were not developed for the control of hazardous energy while cleaning and servicing the large stainless steel mixing tanks.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Abate by

Jul 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(i):  Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  On or about February 3, 2023, employees were not provided locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware to properly lock out equipment when cleaning and servicing stainless steel mixing tanks.

Issued

Jul 3, 2023

Abate by

Jul 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  On or about February 3, 2023, employees were not provided training to ensure that was a safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls when performing servicing and cleaning of large stainless steel mixing tanks.