OSHA Inspection: CROWN SIGN SYSTEMS, INC

Issued

Oct 18, 2023

Abate by

Nov 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(d)(5)(iii):Storage of chemicals required and used for maintenance and operation of building and operation of equipment was not kept in closed metal containers stored in a storage cabinet or in safety cans or in an inside storage room not having a door that opens into that portion of the building used by the public:  a) In work area:  The employer did not ensure that flammable liquids such as a 55-gallon drum of lacquer thinner (Class 1 flammable Liquid) and a 55-gallon drum of Ethanol SOF 663 190 Proof (Class 2 Flammable Liquid) were housed in a flammable storage cabinet or storage room.  Condition noted on 06/14/2023.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 18, 2023

Abate by

Nov 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(e)(6)(ii):  Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.  a) In work area:   Employees use Class I and Class II flammable liquids (a 55-gallon drum of lacquer thinner and a 55-gallon drum of Ethanol SOF 663 190 Proof) which were dispensed into a container without electrically interconnecting the nozzle and container.  Conditioned noted on or about 06/14/2023.   b) In work area:  Adequate precautions such as grounding against the ignition of flammable vapors were not taken when storing a 55-gallon drum of lacquer thinner and a 55-gallon drum of Ethanol SOF 663 190 Proof. Condition noted on or about 06/14/2023.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:   a) Inside spray booth:  The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee who were required to wear a Moaron half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges. The employee is required to wear a respirator when spraying painting signage parts.  Condition noted on or about 06/14/2023.     NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 18, 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:   a) Inside spray booth:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear respirators were medically evaluated before initial use.  An employee was required to wear a Moaron half-face respirators with organic vapor cartridges.  Condition noted on or about 06/14/2023.     NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 18, 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):   a)	Inside spray booth:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear respirators were fit tested.   An employee was required to wear a Moaron half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges. The employee is required to wear the respirators when spraying painting signage parts.  Condition noted on or about 06/14/2023.     NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 18, 2023

Abate by

Nov 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c)(2): Equipment was not approved not only for the class of location but also for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific vapor, dust, or fiber that was present.  a) Near CNC Router:  Equipment was not approved for the class of location but also for the ignitable or combustible properties of Aluminum dust.  Employer connected a Rigid Shop Vacuum Model HD16000 that to a CNC Router to remove and contain aluminum dust which is a combustible.  Rigid Shop Vacuum Model HD16000 was not approved for ignitable or combustible properties of the dust.  Condition noted on 06/14/2023.  NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 18, 2023

Abate by

Nov 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $3,690 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6):The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.  a) In work area:  The employer did not ensure that quality control paint containers were labeled or tagged.  The paint contained hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Xylene and Toluene.  Condition noted on or about 06/14/2023.      NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER CFR 1903.19.