OSHA Inspection: ERIE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $4113.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.  a) Dip Tank Area - On or about 2/7/24,  employees work in the dip tank area and perform chromium plating of parts.  The employer did not conduct an initial exposure assessment in order to determine employee exposures to chromium (VI).  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  a) Dip Tank Area - On or about 2/7/24, employees perform chromium plating.  The employer did not conduct an initial exposure assessment in order to determine employee exposures to chromium (VI).  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $4113.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(i)(3)(ii): The employer shall ensure that employees who have skin contact with chromium (VI) wash their hands and faces at the end of the work shift and prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet.  a) Dip Tank Area - On or about 2/20/24, the employer did not ensure that employees who had skin contact with chromium (VI) wash their hands and faces as required.  Employee(s) used wipes to clean their hands and face.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $4113.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer did not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, and ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:   a) Dip Tank Area - On or about 2/7/24, employees perform chromium plating and are potentially exposed to hexavalent chromium.  The employer did not include hexavalent chromium in their hazard communication program and did not include the requirements of 1910.1026(l)(2).  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1371.00 · Current $1371.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(a)(4):The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.  a) Facility - On or about 2/7/24, the employer did not post the annual summary, or OSHA 300A, for calendar year 2023.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED