OSHA Inspection: DINGWELLS GLOBAL

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard:  (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 29, 2024, employees required to wear fall protection, when filling pipes with silica sand, were not provided fall protection training  prior to use.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6620.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  (a) Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, the employer had no written respiratory protection program implemented for employees that utilized half facepiece respirators for tasks such as, but not limited to, filling pipes with silica sand and welding on galvanized steel.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, the employer did not ensure medical evaluations were performed, prior to employees use of half facepiece respirators, for tasks such as, but not limited to, filling pipes with silica sand and welding on galvanized steel.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:   (a) Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, the employer did not ensure fit tests were performed, prior to employees use of half facepiece respirators, for tasks such as, but not limited to, filling pipes with silica sand and welding on galvanized steel.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:  (a) Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, a complete inspection of the overhead cranes was last performed in 2018.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(n)(3)(xi): The warning signal was not sounded whenever the bridge was started or when the load or hook approached near or over personnel:  (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 29, 2024, a warning signal was not utilized when the  trolley was moving near personnel working at the fill station.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  (a) Bay 2, HAAS CNC Lathe (SL-20APL); On or about October 29, 2024, the lathe had an unguarded  spindle rotating at approximately 4000 RPM.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii):  Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  (a) Bay 2, Toyoda CNC Vertical Machining Center (BM 850); On or about October 29, 2024, the machine spindle was unguarded, and the spindle speeds were approximately 8000 RPM.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(1)(iv): The employer did not include the potentially hazardous materials employed in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals, all of which are potentially used in welding and cutting, in the program established to comply with Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (sec. 1910.1200) and/or the employer did not ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of such materials and safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the provisions of � 1910.1200:   (a) Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, employees were not provided training initially on the chemical hazards associated with welding and grinding on galvanized and non-galvanized steel in which exposure to heavy metals including, but not limited to, manganese fume, copper fume, zinc oxide fume, iron oxide fume, and hexavalent chromium were identified.   (b)Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, employees were not provided training initially on the chemical hazards associated with welding gases to include, but not be limited to, oxygen, acetylene, and carbon dioxide.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 29, 2024, the employer did not assess employee's exposure to hexavalent chromium while performing welding tasks.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  (a) Bay 1; On or about October 29, 2024, oxygen cylinders were stored near propane and acetylene cylinders.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii): Containers when stored inside shall not be located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people:  (a) Bay 1; On or about October 29, 2024, propane cylinders were stored inside, near the exit.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 ?g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:   (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 30, 2024, an employee filling pipes with silica sand (Covia Crystalline Silica Quartz) was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of  256.51 micrograms/cubic meter (ug/m3) for respirable crystalline silica (RCS), approximately 5.13 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure level was derived from samples collected over a 197-minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 283 minutes.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 30, 2024, the employer did not assess employee's exposure to respirable crystalline silica per the task of employees filling pipes with silica quartz sand (Covia Crystalline Silica Quartz).

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:   (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 30, 2024, an employee filling pipes with silica sand (Covia Crystalline Silica Quartz) was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of  256.51 micrograms/cubic meter (ug/m3) for respirable crystalline silica (RCS), approximately 5.13 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure level was derived from samples collected over a 197-minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 283 minutes. The engineering and work practice controls were not effective in reducing exposure to or below the PEL.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:   (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 30, 2024, The employer did not establish and implement a written respirable crystalline silica exposure control plan to address employee exposure per the task of employees filling pipes with silica sand (Covia Crystalline Silica Quartz).

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of crystalline silica and safety data sheets, and were trained in accordance with the provisions of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and paragraphs (j)(3)(i)(A)-(j)(3)(i)(E) of this section:  (a) Bay 1, Fill Station; On or about October 30, 2024, employees filling pipes with silica sand (Covia Crystalline Silica Quartz) were not provided with the safety data sheet, and had not received training on the hazards of respirable crystalline silica prior to its use, to include but not be limited to, the health hazards associated  exposure;  tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure; and measures implemented to protect employees from exposure.

Issued

2025-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  (a) Throughout the facility; On or about October 29, 2024, employees operating forklifts were not evaluated every three years.