OSHA Inspection: STRATTON AVIATION, LLC.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9847.00 · Current $4924.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop, and/or implement, a written respiratory protection program with required worksite specific procedures for employees required to use a respirator:  Facility - The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees prior to requiring the use of a respirator, while in airplane fuel tanks, removing insulation, and cutting out sections of the airplane shell.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9847.00 · Current $4924.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): The employer did not develop and implement a written permit required confined space program prior to employee(s) entering permit required confined spaces:  Facility - The employer did not develop and implement a written permit required confined space program prior to employees entering airplane fuel tanks.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7035.00 · Current $3518.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): The employer did not test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized:   Facility - The employer did not ensure that the atmospheric conditions of permit required confined spaces were tested prior to employees entering.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5627.00 · Current $2814.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheels were used on machines that were not equipped with safety guards:  Facility - The employer did not ensure that two Milwaukee grinders, equipped with abrasive wheels, had safety guards installed prior to employee use.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7035.00 · Current $3518.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section will be met:  Facility - The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1407.00 · Current $704.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 form, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses:  Facility - The employer did not maintain OSHA recordkeeping documents for recordable injuries and illnesses.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated;  the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed;  the date(s) of the hazard assessment;  and which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:   Facility - The employer did not verify that a hazard assessment had been completed through a written document which met the requirements of the regulation.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   Facility - The employer did not maintain certifications for each operator that had been trained and evaluated.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): A medical evaluation was not provided for employees to determine their ability to use a respirator before employees were fit tested, or required to use a respirator in the workplace:  Facility - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees prior to requiring the use of a respirator.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): An appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) was not provided for employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator prior to use:  Facility - The employer did not provide a fit test for employees prior to requiring the use of a respirator.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face:   Facility - Employees who were required to use a respirator had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(ii): Respirators issued to more than one employee to use were not cleaned and disinfected before being worn by different employees:  Facility - The employer did not ensure that communal respirators were cleaned and disinfected before being worn by different employees.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, damaging chemicals, and packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  Facility - The employer did not ensure respirators were stored to properly protect them from damage, contamination, dust, and/or deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve. Respirators were stored outside of a protective bag in bins, boxes, on rolling carts, and hung on metal racks.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Respiratory protection training was not provided for employees prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    Facility - The employer did not provide respiratory protection training for employees, that met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i)-(vi), prior to requiring the use of a respirator.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if spaces were permit required confined spaces:  Facility - The employer did not conduct a complete evaluation of the workplace to determine if there were permit required confined spaces.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): Permit required confined spaces were not posted with danger signs, or with another equally effective means:  Facility - The employer did not ensure that all entrances to permit required confined spaces were posted with a danger sign, or equally effective means of notification.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not ensure that all individuals whose work was regulated under the permit required confined space standard acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties:   Facility - The employer did not ensure that permit-required confined space attendants and entrants had received the necessary training to perform their job safely.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit required confined space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations:  Facility - Employees authorized to enter a permit required confined space were not provided with an attendant for the duration of entry.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii): Testing or monitoring of the permit space was not performed as necessary to determine if acceptable entry conditions were being maintained during entry operations:  Facility - The employer did not ensure that the atmospheric conditions were tested as often as necessary to determine if acceptable entry conditions were being maintained during entry operations.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:  Facility - The employer did not prepare a permit required space entry permit prior to authorizing employees to enter a permit required confined space.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2): The employer did not inform all employees of the operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, the list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section before initial assignment:  Facility - The employer did not inform all employees of all the requirements contained within 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(i) through (h)(2)(iii) before initial assignment and/or exposure to a hazardous chemical.

Issued

2025-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employer did not provide all employees with training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:  Facility - The employer did not train all employees on all the requirements listed in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv) prior to initial assignment and/or exposure to a hazardous chemical.