OSHA Inspection: WINKLE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  On or about April 10, 2024, the employer failed to implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that employees using respirators voluntarily were medically able to use that respirator when employees using tight fitting half-face respirators on a voluntary basis when welding were not provided medical evaluations.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:  On or about April 10, 2024, the employer failed to ensure flameproof screens or shields were used to protect employees in the welding area where employees walk past the welding stations.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $5244.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average:  On or about April 10, 2024, an employee welding on stainless steel in the weld shop was exposed to chromium (VI) at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 0.016 mg/m3 during the 455 minute sampling period. This is 3.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.005 mg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 25 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit:  On or about April 10, 2024, an employee welding on stainless steel in the weld shop was exposed to chromium (VI) at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 0.016 mg/m3 during the 455 minute sampling period. This is 3.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.005 mg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 25 minutes not sampled. Feasible engineering controls were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures below the PEL.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $5244.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):   On or about April 10, 2024, the employer failed to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure or each employee exposed to chromium (VI) when welding on stainless steel material to include, but not limited to, lifting devices and magnets. An employee that did this operation was determined to be exposed to 0.016 mg/m3 of hexavalent chromium as an 8-hour TWA.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $5244.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(e)(1):The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of chromium (VI) was, or could reasonably be expected to be, in excess of the permissible exposure limit:  On or about April 10, 2024, the employer did not establish a regulated are for the welding area where an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of chromium (VI) resulted in excess of the permissible exposure limit of 0.005 mg/m3. An employee welding on stainless steel was found to have an exposure to chromium (VI) of 0.016 mg/m3.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $5244.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(k)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not make medical surveillance available for all employees who were or could be occupationally exposed to chromium (VI) at or above the action level for 30 or more days a year:  On or about April 10, 2024, the employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for employees who were exposed to chromium (VI) above the action level of 0.0025 mg/m3 for more than 30 days per year. Employee exposure was determined to be 0.016 mg/m3 as an 8 hour time weighted average.

Issued

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $5244.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer did not include Hexavalent Chromium in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (§ 1910.1200). The employer did not train employees in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l)(2) of this section:   On or about April 10, 2024, the employer did not include chromium (VI) in their hazard communication program and did not ensure employees were trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l)(2)  of this section for employees exposed to airborne chromium (VI) while welding.