OSHA Inspection: GULF COAST HUBCAPS AND WHEELS, INC

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:   a) Lift area; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to crush-by hazards in that employees were required to use automotive lifts.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a) Production areas; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to hazards such as skin irritation or eye damage in that the employer required the use of corrosive chemicals such as muriatic acid, wheel cleaner and brightener without ensuring that eyewash stations that provided 15 minutes of continuous flow would be readily accessible by employees.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii):Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a) Welding area, Electrical cabinet; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that unused openings were not covered.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Production area; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of tight-fitting filtering face piece and elastomeric respirators without first developing and implementing the elements of a respirator program.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1)(ii): The written program did not contain provisions for medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators:   a) Production area; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of tight-fitting filtering face piece and elastomeric respirators without first ensuring that employees were medically fit to wear respirators.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1)(iii): The written program did not contain fit test procedures for tight-fitting respirators:   a) Production area; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of tight-fitting filtering face piece and elastomeric respirators without first performing fit testing of employees assigned respirators.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1)(viii): The written program did not contain provisions for training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance:   a) Production area; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of tight-fitting filtering face piece and elastomeric respirators without first training employees on use, care, and limitations of the respirators in use.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) Production area; on or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer allowed extension cords to be chained together feeding power to equipment such as automobile lifts.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Production areas; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of chemicals such as paint thinner, grease, and wheel cleaner without first developing and implementing a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Production areas; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of chemicals such as paint thinner, grease, and wheel cleaner without first ensuring that safety data sheets were available to employees.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Production areas; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required the use of chemicals such as paint thinner, grease, and wheel cleaner without first training employees on hazards associated with chemicals.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Production areas; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required that employees conduct welding and grinding activities on materials containing chromium such as rims without first determining the potential exposure for each employee engaged in this activity.

Issued

2023-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:     a) Production areas; On or about May 12, 2023, and at times prior to the employer required that employees work with chromium containing materials such as vehicle rims without first including a section in the hazard communication program complying with 1910.1026(l)(2).