OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5049.00 · Current $3029.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B): Employees already using hearing protectors shall be refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary.    a.  At the work site, eight employees had an audiogram on January 17, 2013 that indicated a standard threshold shift and the employees should be retested within 30 days.  0n February 13, 2013 the employees were retested and one employee still tested as having a standard threshold shift.  The employer did not refit and retrain the employee in the use of hearing protection and did not offer the employee hearing protection with greater attenuation as required by the standard.    b.  At the work site, an employee had an audiogram on January 13, 2011 that indicated a standard threshold shift and was entered on the 2011 OSHA Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by the employer.  The employer did not refit and retrain the employee in the use of hearing protection and did not offer the employee hearing protection with greater attenuation as required by the standard.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5190.00 · Current $3114.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).     a.  At the work site, the employer provided half-face respirators for employees who chose to wear them.  The employer had failed to have all employees who wore half-face respirators medically cleared prior to wearing the respirator.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a.  At the work site, the employer provided half-face respirators for employees who chose to wear them.  The employer had failed to have all employees who wore half-face respirators fit tested prior to wearing the respirators.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(2): The training shall be conducted in a manner that is understandable to the employee.     a.  At the work site, the employer required employees to wear respiratory protection in areas where hazardous materials could be inhaled.  The employer also allowed voluntary respiratory protection to be worn in other areas.  The employer failed to have the respiratory training materials in a language that the employees could understand.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3366.00 · Current $2020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): All places of employment shall be kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows.     a.  At the work site, employees used a break area with microwave ovens, a refrigerator/freezer, a water fountain and seating for their breaks and meal periods.  Stairs off the break area led up to employee restrooms and shower areas.  The employer had failed to keep the break area,stairs, microwave ovens, refrigerator/freezer and table areas as clear of dirt and debris build-up as possible.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): General. Washing facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.   a.  At the work site, the employer provided showerand toilet facilities for employee use in an upstairs area off the break room.  The employer had contracted with a cleaning service but failed to ensure that the shower and toilet facilities were maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $842.00 · Current $505.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.       a. At the facility located at 550 South Liberty Road, Delaware, Ohio, at the time of inspection, the employer had not recorded information in column (F) correctly for calendar year 2013 a description of work-related injuries and illnesses.  On or about February 21, 2013, an employee had a groin injury but there was no description of what caused the injury or what the employee was doing when the injury occurred.

Issued

2013-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.   a.  At the work site located at 550 South Liberty Road, Delaware, Ohio, the employer was notified in February of an employee with a standard threshold shift during the annual employee hearing testing.  At the time of the inspection on May 23, 2013, the employer had not entered the employee's standard threshold shift on the 2013 OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.