OSHA Inspection: SPARCO INDUSTRIAL COATING LLC

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2489.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05279000

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:  Employee(s) are exposed to respiratory hazards due to usage of powder-coating chemicals that include respirable crystalline silica and carbon black. This was most recently documented on or about April 9, 2024, at 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska. The employer failed to establish a written respiratory protection program as required by this subpart.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05279000

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:  Employees are exposed to respiratory hazards. This was most recently documented on or about April 9, 2024, at 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska. The employer failed to ensure the employee received a medical evaluation prior to using respirators.  Employee(s)were using a 3M 5201 half-face respirator with NIOSH-approved organic vapor cartridges, while performing powder-coating activities.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05279000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:  Employee(s) are exposed to respiratory hazards. This was documented on or about April 9, 2024, at 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.  The employer failed to ensure the employee received a fit test prior to using this respirator. Employee(s) were using a 3M 5201 half-face respirator with NIOSH-approved organic vapor cartridges, while performing powder-coating activities.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2489.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05279000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(1): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:   Employee(s) were exposed to respiratory hazards.  On or about April 9, 2024, at the location 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska. The employer failed to monitor its employee's exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) while performing powder-coating activities.   The employer failed to evaluate the employee(s) exposure to the hazardous substance, which was listed as an ingredient (5-13%) in the IFS Coatings powder used for its customer orders.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3734.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  Employee(s) were exposed to chemical hazards. This was documented on or about April 9, 2024, at 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.  The employer failed to develop and maintain a written hazard communication program. Employee(s) were using chemical products such as but not limited to brake cleaner and powders for powder-coating.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0527

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:  Employee(s) were exposed to chemical hazards. This was documented on or about April 9, 2024, at 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.  The employer failed to maintain Safety Data Sheets as required by this sub-part. Employee(s) were using chemical products such as but not limited to brake cleaner and powders for powder-coating.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, that date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  The employer failed to document the employee(s) operator training for powered industrial trucks.  This was observed on or about April 9, 2024 at 6141 Fulton Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.  The employer was not able to provided the required certification for training in accordance with this sub part.  Employee(s) were observed operating the following but not limited to fork lifts Yale, 4350 CSS.