OSHA Inspection: ALABAMA PLATING TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Nov 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,586 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(d)(2): The employer did not ensure that hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired before an employee uses the walking-working surface again. The employer did not ensure that if the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard is guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired.   a)  Line 1 catwalk shuttle cart crossing:   On or about May 2, 20123, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to struck by hazards from not ensuring that the walking and working surface was guarded or protected  from moving shuttle carts.  b)  Line 1/Line 2  crossover entrance:   On or about May 2, 20123, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to struck by hazards from not ensuring the walking and working surface was guarded or protected from moving shuttle carts.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,586 · Current $1,793 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as described in 29 CFR 1910.28 Table D-2-Stairway Handrail Requirements.  a)  Line 1 catwalk access:   On or about May 2, 20123, and at times prior to the employer exposed employee(s) to fall hazards from not providing stair railing on stairs leading to entrance of line 1 catwalk access point with landing measured 53.5 inches to concrete floor, and had 4 treads and 5 risers.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,586 · Current $3,586

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a)Line 1 and 2 Loading Area:  On or about May 2, 2023, and at time prior to,  employee(s) were exposed to Carbon Monoxide up to 141 parts per million (ppm) during direct reading screenings while they were operating the Komatsu powered industrial truck and conducting work tasks at the Line 1 and Line 2-part loading and unloading stations and the employer failed to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1430

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)	Main Plant and outside acid tank area:  On or about May 2, 2023, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from required use of half mask silicon tight fitting respirators during job tasks of handling and working around hydrochloric acid without ensuring a medical evaluation was conducted for the respirator prior to use.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1430

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)	Main Plant and outside acid tank area:  On or about May 2, 2023, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from required use of half mask silicon tight fitting respirators during job tasks of handling and working around hydrochloric acid without ensuring fit testing was conducted before initial use.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1430

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3):Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a)	Main Plant and outside acid tank area:  On or about May 2, 2023, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from required use of half mask silicon tight fitting respirators during job tasks of handling and working around hydrochloric acid without ensuring training on the respirator was conducted prior to use.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Nov 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

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):  a)	Maintenance area, Line 1 and Line 2 dip tanks: On or about May 5, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) inhalation hazards from stainless-steel welding work tasks and work tasks around dip tanks that contain chromate plating solution and did not determine the employee's exposure through either the scheduled monitoring option or the performance-oriented option.  The employer is to make this determination in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2), the scheduled monitoring option, or paragraph (d)(3), the performance-oriented option.