OSHA Inspection: FOWLER CABINET COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2024-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $906.00 · Current $544.00 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) Paint department: On or about November 21, 2023 and times prior,  the employer exposed employees to pulmonary hazards in that the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine employees' ability to wear supplied air and full-face respirators while painting cabinet parts.

Issued

2024-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $906.00 · Current $544.00 Reduced

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) Painting Department: On or about November 21, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to upper respiratory irritation, in that FIT tests were not provided to employees prior to wearing air supplied and full-face respirators.