OSHA Inspection: BLACKTIP BOATWORKS LLC

Issued

2023-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $501.00 · Current $501.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   a) On or bout November 17, 2023, the employer failed to submit the certification of corrective action, including the date and method of abatement, for each citation issued on July 11, 2023.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, employees were exposed to a 9-foot fall hazard while accessing the storage area above the office, in that, the landing of the storage area stairway had a vertical opening on the landing left side.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the emergency exit and exit access were obstructed by a storage rack, a wood pallet with a propane cylinder gas tank and an acetone metal drum, restricting employees movement thru the exit access and preventing prompt access to the exit.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $3572.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

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:  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written worksite specific respiratory protection program for employees provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

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: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employees' ability to use a respiratory before requiring use, in that, employees involved in the gel coat application, cutting and grinding were provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

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: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did not provide a fit test to employees involved in the gel coat application, cutting and grinding were provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(3)(ii)(A): Respirator inspections did not include a check of respirator function, tightness of connections, and the condition of the various parts including, but not limited to, the facepiece, head straps, valves, connecting tube, and cartridges, canisters or filters:  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did not ensure that respirators are inspected before use, in that, at the gel coat application area a 3M Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator with OV and a P95 the headband retainer was observed with the headband straps snaps deteriorated and unable to fasten to the elastomeric portion of the mask.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

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:  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written work-site specific respiratory protection program for employees provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida;  On or about March 16,2023, the employer failed to certify that powered industrial truck operators had been trained and evaluated.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the Yale - LP powered industrial truck was not taken out of service while the master brake was in need of repair, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.  b: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, the Yale - LP powered industrial truck  was not taken out of service while the horn was not operational, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.  c: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023,  the Yale - LP powered industrial truck was not taken out of service while the seatbelt was not functional, exposing employees to entrapment between the truck and the ground in the event of a tip-over.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(b)(5): The rated load of crane(s) was not plainly marked on each side of the crane:  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023,  the gantry crane rated load was not marked on each side of the crane, exposing employees to crush-by hazards.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023,  a compressed air line in the cutting and grinding area used for cleaning dust off surfaces, had a pressure per square inch of 100.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida; On or about March 16, 2023, in the office area, switch and outlet boxes were not covered, exposing employees to electric shock and fire hazards.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

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):    a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida;  On or about March 16,2023, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees handling chemical products containing styrene, fibrous glass, acetone, benzene, toluene and methyl ethyl ketone.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):  Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use   a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida;  On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did maintain safety data sheets for employees handling chemical products such as Norox MEKP-9, ArJay, Ultra UHD2399, XM 1808 45/45 cloth and 3M Hitrack 71.

Issued

2023-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400320043009501300

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:   a: At 7301 74th Street North Pinellas Park, Florida;  On or about March 16, 2023, the employer did not provide information and training to employees handling chemical products such as Norox MEKP-9, ArJay, Ultra UHD2399, XM 1808 45/45 cloth and 3M Hitrack 71.