OSHA Inspection: JJ METAL SERVICES INC

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employees were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:  a) On or about March 31, 2025 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, an employee engaged in lead reclamation inside the gun range had an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure to lead of 3900.418 micrograms per cubic meter, which is approximately 78.01 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The employee was monitored for 188 minutes, and zero exposure was assumed for any un-sampled period of 8 hours.  b) On or about March 31, 2025 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, an employee engaged in lead reclamation inside the gun range had an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure to lead of 4073.001 micrograms per cubic meter, which is approximately 81.46 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The employee was monitored for 236 minutes, and zero exposure was assumed for any un-sampled period of 8 hours.  c) On or about March 31, 2025 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, an employee engaged in lead reclamation inside the gun range had an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure to lead of 5662.115 micrograms per cubic meter, which is approximately 113.24 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The employee was monitored for 190 minutes, and zero exposure was assumed for any un-sampled period of 8 hours.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not determine the lead exposure of employees who perform lead reclamation inside the gun range.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not have a written compliance program to establish engineering or work practice controls to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit for employees performing lead reclamation inside the gun range.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 to use a respirator:  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program for employees required to wear 3M full face tight-fitting powered air purifying respirators with HEPA filter cartridges that perform lead reclamation inside the gun range are exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not ensure employees wearing 3M full face tight-fitting powered air purifying respirators with HEPA filter cartridges while performing lead reclamation were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(ii): Corrective glasses, goggles or other personal protective equipment were worn in a manner that interfered with the seal of the respirator facepiece:  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer permitted employees to interfere with the face to facepiece seal when donning their 3M full face tight-fitting powered air purifying respirators with HEPA filter cartridges over face covers and suit hoods, while performing lead reclamation.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not require employees performing lead reclamation to shower at the end of their shift.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(1)(i): The employer did not comply with all the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (� 1910.1200) for lead:  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to lead when performing lead reclamation inside the gun range.

Issued

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) On or about November 20, 2024 at 3130 SW 19th Street #453, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, lead, while performing lead reclamation inside the gun range.