OSHA Inspection: ROCKET POWDER COATING, LLC

Issued

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1205.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer:  a)  Powder Coating area: On or about March 1, 2023, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear respirators in the work place but the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures.

Issued

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9135

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. Powder coating area: On or about March 1, 2023, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that the employer required the use of tight fitting elastomeric respirators by employees without first providing a medical evaluation to determine if an employee was able to wear a respirator or not.

Issued

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9135

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):   a. Powder coating area: On or about March 1, 2023, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that the employer required the use of tight-fitting elastomeric respirators when employees were not required to pass a qualitative or quantitative fit test.