OSHA Inspection: POWER STEP, INC.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  (a) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee who was required to wear a full-facepiece elastomeric respirator while engaged in spray finishing operations.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not implement the necessary elements of a written respiratory protection program, specifically, a medical evaluation was not performed for an employee who wore a half-facepiece elastomeric respirator on a voluntary basis while engaged in welding operations.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 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) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for an employee who was required to wear a full-facepiece elastomeric respirator while engaged in spray finishing operations to ensure the employee was medically able to use the respirator.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  (a) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, an employee required by the employer to wear a full-facepiece elastomeric respirator while engaged in spray finishing operations, was not fit-tested to ensure effective protection was provided against respirable airborne hazards.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 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, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, a full-facepiece elastomeric respirator was not stored to protect against contamination from paint and other chemicals.  (b) Welding Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, a half-facepiece elastomeric respirator was not properly stored to protect against contamination from nearby welding operations and other chemicals.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  (a) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, adequate facilities for quick drenching and flushing of the eyes and body were not made immediately available for employee(s) who work with corrosive chemicals, including but not limited to, 2-part epoxy paint/primer, solvents, etc.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  (a) Welding Department; On or about August 25, 2025, and dates prior, a Sioux brand model 2080 abrasive wheel pedestal grinder was used by an employee to sharpen tooling with up to an approximate one-inch gap between the between the work rest and wheel.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:  (a) Welding Department; On or about August 25, 2025, and dates prior, a Sioux brand model 2080 abrasive wheel pedestal grinder was used by an employee to sharpen tooling and was not equipped with a tongue guard to reduce or eliminate exposure to the upper periphery of the wheel.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near any other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire; or in an acetylene generator compartment:  (a) Welding Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, at the compressed gas cylinder storage area, a full oxygen cylinder was stored directly next to a full acetylene cylinder.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) Throughout the establishment; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program to ensure requirements were effectively implemented for hazardous chemicals used by employees or found stored, including, but not limited to, paints, epoxy resins, primers, thinners/solvents, vehicle maintenance fluids, compressed gases used for oxy-fuel cutting and gas metal arc welding shielding gas, as well as welding tip nozzle cleaner and anti-spatter products.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Throughout the establishment; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, safety data sheets were not maintained and/or made available in the workplace for hazardous chemicals used by employees or found stored, including but not limited to, paints, epoxy resins, primers, thinners, solvents, vehicle maintenance fluids, compressed gases used for oxy-fuel cutting and gas metal arc welding shielding gas, as well as welding tip nozzle cleaner and anti-spatter products.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Throughout the establishment; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not provide effective information and training for chemicals used by employees or found stored, including but not limited to, paints, epoxy resins, primers, thinners, solvents, vehicle maintenance fluids, compressed gases used for oxy-fuel cutting and gas metal arc welding shielding gas, as well as welding tip nozzle cleaner and anti-spatter products.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) Painting Department; On or about September 3, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not provide training or information contained within Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 for an employee allowed to wear half-facepiece elastomeric respirator on a voluntary basis while engaged in welding operations.

Issued

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a) Throughout the establishment; On or about September 3, 2025, employees who operated the Toyota model 7FGCU15 and/or the Daewoo model 6C20E-3 Type-LP forklifts were not trained, evaluated, and/or certified by the employer in accordance with 1910 Subpart N requirements, to ensure competency and safe operation of powered industrial trucks.