OSHA Inspection: ACCURATE METAL FINISHING INC

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Abate by

Nov 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,036 · Current $3,036

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  Plating: On or about May 3, 2023, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average noise level of  92 dBA (equivalently a dose of  132.9% ) in excess of the 85 dBA Action Level (equivalently a dose of 50%) while using an air hose to blow down parts. A hearing conservation program was not fully implemented including monitoring,  annual audiometric testing, noise training, and the posting of the noise standard 1910.95.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Abate by

Nov 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,277 · Current $2,277

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical  Electro Plating and Electro Polishing Departments:  On or about May 3, 2023, not all of the tanks containing chemical products were labeled with general information that conveyed the hazards health hazards of the contents. Chemical products in the tanks included, but were not limited to, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid,  hexavalent chromium, trivalent chromium, and various dyes and cleaners.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $759 · Current $759

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2): 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  Accurate Metal Finishing Inc : On or about April 25, 2023, the employer failed during calendar year 2023, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by  March 2, 2023. The establishment employed  twenty-six employees and with NAICS classification 3471 during calendar year 2022.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Abate by

Dec 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(1):The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):  Plating: On or about April 25, 2023, air sampling for Hexavalent Chromium had not been conducted to determine exposure levels during plating operations.