OSHA Inspection: MERGE MANUFACTURING LLC

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,607 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:  The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards. This was most recently documented on March 2, 2023 at a manufacturing facility, Merge Manufacturing LLC, located at 2401 Production Drive, Rola, Nebraska. The employer did not develop and/or implement a written respiratory protection program for required respirator usage.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 5, 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:  The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards. This was most recently documented on March 2, 2023 at a manufacturing facility, Merge Manufacturing LLC, located at 2401 Production Drive, Rola, Nebraska. Employees are required to use half-face respirators when conducting grinding on metal in the welding area. Employees have not been medically evaluated for respirator use before respirator use occurred.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 5, 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):  The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards. This was most recently documented on March 2, 2023 at a manufacturing facility, Merge Manufacturing LLC, located at 2401 Production Drive, Rola, Nebraska. Employees are required to use half-face respirators when conducting grinding on metal. Employees have not been fit-tested for the respirators which they are required to use.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(h)(1):The employer did not provide the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, at no cost to employees.  The employer failed to meet the requirements of this subpart. This was most recently documented on March 2, 2023 at a manufacturing facility, Merge Manufacturing LLC, located at 2401 Production Drive, Rola, Nebraska. The employer was not providing welding hoods to employees at no cost.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards. This was most recently documented on March 2, 2023 at a manufacturing facility, Merge Manufacturing LLC, located at 2401 Production Drive, Rola, Nebraska. The employer failed to develop a written HAZCOM program for chemicals and substances associated with the welding and painting areas.  A) Welding area; minor amounts of exposure to Hexavalent Chromium  B) Painting area; exposure to Phenolphthalein Solution, Bulk Defoamer 13, and E-CLPS 1700RA.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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:  The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards. This was most recently documented on March 2, 2023 at a manufacturing facility, Merge Manufacturing LLC, located at 2401 Production Drive, Rola, Nebraska. The employer failed to provide training and information to employees exposed to hazardous substances associated with the welding and painting areas.  A) Welding area; minor amounts of exposure to Hexavalent Chromium  B) Painting area; exposure to Phenolphthalein Solution, Bulk Defoamer 13, and E-CLPS 1700RA.