OSHA Inspection: COLUMNS, INC.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $5626.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(b)(10):  Panels were not of a noncombustible material of such a nature or so protected that breakage will be unlikely:  On or about October 12, 2023, and times prior to, where the lighting above the power coating material and spray booth was not intrinsically safe.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $6563.00 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:  a) At the facility, on October 12, 2023, and times prior to, where the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to an employee prior to the required use of an air supplied hooded respirator.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $5626.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion:  a) In the spray booth area, on October 12, 2023, and times prior to, where the employer did not select and provide hand protection to employees performing powder coating tasks.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $4688.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):  The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident   a)  At the facility, on or about October 11, 2023, a fatality of an employee was not reported to the OSHA area office within 8-hours.