OSHA Inspection: L.K. GOODWIN CO., INC.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,627 · Current $2,814 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.   Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respirators in the finishing department and thereby exposed employees to respiratory hazards while powder coating in the paint booth using chemicals, including but not limited to Protech Traffic Yellow Polyester, (SDS identifies  Respiratory hazards GHS08 Health Hazard, hazard statement H350 means "May cause cancer".)

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not ensure employees welding and grinding in the fabrication area were medically cleared to wear elastomeric respirators voluntarily before being allowed to use the respirators in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form.  Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards in the workplace, including but not limited to exposures from powder coating operations, to determine exposure levels in order to ensure proper respiratory protections are implemented.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not ensure employees were medically cleared to wear respirators before being required to wear N95 respirators while powder coating products in the spray booth and thereby   exposed employees to medical conditions such as, cardiovascular and respiratory issues, from respirator use.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).  Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not ensure employees in the finishing department that were required to wear respirators (N95s) while working in the spray painting booth were fit tested before being required to use respirators in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.  Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not ensure elastomeric respirators in the fabrication department and N95 respirators in the finishing department, were stored properly to prevent damage, deformation and contamination in the workplace and thereby exposed employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Abate by

Nov 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer.  Facility at 20 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI:  a. On or about 4/7/2025, the employer did not provide employees, performing welding and grinding tasks in the fabrication department, the required training on Appendix D for voluntary use of elastomeric respirators.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $790 · Current $395 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  Facility at 20 Technology Way, West Greenwich, RI 02817:  a. On or about April 7, 2025, employees were exposed to chemical hazards from unlabeled containers of chemicals, including but not limited Atlantic Kleen 410 (corrosive), in the paint area near the eye wash station and on the workbench.

Issued

Sep 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.  Facility at 20 Technology Way, West Greenwich, RI 02817:  a. On or about April 7, 2025, employees were exposed to chemical hazards without effective training on hazardous chemicals in their work area, including but not limited Atlantic Kleen 410 which causes skin and eye irritation.