OSHA Inspection: MELT TECHNOLOGIES, LP

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2678.00 · Current $1607.00 Reduced

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.  On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring its use, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear respirators, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1430

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.   On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard in regard to Muriatic Acid use in the operations area for the purposes of vat creation, maintenance, and harvesting, exposing employees to various respiratory hazards.

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3750.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1430

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:  On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to corrosive materials during the electrolysis recovery process without facilities for quick drenching of the eyes or body for immediate emergency use, exposing the employees to hazards including but not limited to, serious eye damage and corrosive skin burns.

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2678.00 · Current $1607.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(b)(3): Crane(s) were modified, and such modifications and the supporting structure were not checked thoroughly for the new rated load by a qualified engineer or the equipment manufacturer:  On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer utilized a modified crane for their operations that had not been checked thoroughly for the new rated load by a qualified engineer or the equipment manufacturer, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2678.00 · Current $1607.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(e)(1)(i): Means was not provided to disconnect all conductors in a building or other structure from the service-entrance conductors. The service disconnecting means was not plainly indicated and was not readily accessible nearest the point of entrance of the service-entrance conductors:  On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the service disconnecting means in the electrolysis operations area was readily accessible, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2023-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2679.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1430

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.   On or about July 7, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer was using vats, totes, and drums containing hazardous materials within the electrolysis operations area without being labeled, tagged or marked with at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, exposing employees to various chemical hazards.