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OSHA Inspection: THE SAYLES COMPANY LLC

Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of THE SAYLES COMPANY LLC in 911 MANOR LANE, APT P, COLUMBUS, OH 43221 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 348151374.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
THE SAYLES COMPANY LLC
Site address
911 MANOR LANE, APT P
City
COLUMBUS
State
OH
ZIP
43221
Mailing
1575 INTEGRITY DRIVE EAST, COLUMBUS, OH 43209

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
238990
Employees
20
Ownership type
A

Citations

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 G01 I A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5296.00 · Current $5296.00

General-duty citation text

1910.134(g)(1)(i):  The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have:  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):  Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function.  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, and times prior, an employee with a full beard, which impeded the skin-to-facepiece seal of a respirator mask, was permitted to use and wear the 3M 6200 Half-Face Respirator.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5296
  • — Z (S) $5296

1910.1052 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9268.00 · Current $9268.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(c)(2): Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of MC in excess of one hundred and twenty-five parts of MC per million parts of air (125 ppm) as determined over a sampling period of fifteen minutes.  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, a bathroom refinishing technician was exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene chloride (MC) in excess of the short-term exposure limit (STEL) value for methylene chloride during tub coating removal work using a liquid chemical stripping agent containing between approximately 70 and 80% methylene chloride.  The bathroom refinishing technician died as a result of acute intoxication by methylene chloride through inhalation related to this coating removal task.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $9268
  • — Z (S) $9268

1910.1052 D01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9268.00 · Current $9268.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where MC is present in the workplace, the employer shall determine each employee's exposure.   a.  On or about March 27, 2025, the employer  regularly and routinely assigned employees to use Benco #B4  Industrial Paint Remover, containing approximately 70-80% dichloromethane, in residential and commercial surface refinishing projects without having completed assessment(s) of employee exposures to methylene chloride.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $9268
  • — Z (S) $9268

1910.1052 G01 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9268.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(1): General. For employees who use respirators required by this section, the employer must provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of this paragraph. Respirators must be used during:  29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(1)(i): Periods when an employee's exposure to MC exceeds the 8-hour TWA PEL, or STEL (for example, when an employee is using MC in a regulated area).  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, the employer failed to maintain and enforce effective safety practices, including the use of supplied-air respirators, designed to minimize employee exposure to methylene chloride while performing routine surface refinishing tasks with Benco #B4 Industrial Paint Remover.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $9268

1910.1052 H01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $7945.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent MC-induced skin or eye irritation, the employer shall provide clean protective clothing and equipment which is resistant to MC, at no cost to the employee, and shall ensure that each affected employee uses it. Eye and face protection shall meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.133 or 29 CFR 1915.153, as applicable.  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, an employee used nitrile gloves, which were not resistant to methylene chloride, to handle and apply the dichloromethane-based paint stripper, Benco #B4 Industrial Paint Remover.  As a result, the employee was exposed to of the dermal hazards of the chemical.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $7945

1910.1052 L01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9268.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(l)(1): The employer shall provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to MC.  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, the employer did not provide training specific to the carcinogenic and cardiological health hazards of exposure to methylene chloride for employees required to use dichloromethane-based Benco #B4 Industrial Paint Remover in tub, sink, and floor refinishing projects.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $9268

1910.1052 L03 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $872.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(l)(3)(i): The employer shall inform each affected employee of the requirements of this section and information available in its appendices, as well as how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace;  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, the employer did not make available to its employees, as part of its safety program or otherwise, the requirements of OSHA's standard regulating methylene chloride exposure and the contents of the standard's appendices.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $872
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1200 H01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5296.00 · Current $5296.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.  a.  On or about March 27, 2025, the employer did not provide training specific to the health hazards of exposure to solvents and isocyanates in tub, sink, and floor refinishing projects.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5296
  • — Z (S) $5296

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348151374.