OSHA Inspection: CHAPARRAL BOATS INC.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors are worn by any employee who is exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater:    (a) In the Plant 1 Hull Cutting/Grinding Area, on or about July 9, 2013, the use of hearing protectors was not enforced for the Cutter/Grinder who was exposed to noise at 322% of the action level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of 93.4 dBA during the 490 minute sampling period, resulting in a noise hazard.    (b) In the Plant 1 Deck Cutting/Grinding Area, on or about July 9, 2013, the use of hearing protectors was not enforced for the Cutter/Grinder who was exposed to noise at 293% of the action level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of 93.5 dBA during the 429 minute sampling period, resulting in a noise hazard.    (c) In the Plant 1 Woodshop, on or about July 9, 2013, the use of hearing protectors was not enforced for the Carpenter who was exposed to noise at 114% of the action level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of 85.7 dBA during the 498 minute sampling period, resulting in a noise hazard.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The spraying operations were not designed, installed or maintained so that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) were equal to or greater than 100 linear feet per minute.    (a)  In the Plant 4 center spray booth, on July 17, 2013 and at times prior to, average air velocity at the booth cross section was not equal to or greater than 100 linear feet per minute, exposing employees to a fire hazard.    (b)  In the Plant 4 south spray booth, on July 17, 2013 and at times prior to, average air velocity at the booth cross section was not equal to or greater than 100 linear feet per minute, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:  (a)  In the Plant 1 hull spray booth, on July 8, 2013 and at times prior to, the walls, ceiling and fixtures within the spray booth were not kept free of accumulated deposits of combustible residues, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee from the hazard.    (a)  In the Plant 1 hull building area, on July 17, 2013 and at times prior to, employees used their bare hands to apply fiberglass and resin containing styrene and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide to boat hulls, exposing employees to a chemical hazard.    (b)  In the Plant 1 hull building area, on July 17, 2013 and at times prior to, employees who use there bare hands to apply fiberglass and resin to boat hulls use acetone to remove the resin from their skin, exposing employees to a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

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) Throughout the facility, on or about July 11, 2013 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide basic advisory information contained in Appendix D to employees who used filtering facepiece respirators on a voluntary basis, resulting in a respiratory and dermal hazard.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to particulates (Total Dust) in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 15 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) listed in Table Z-3:    (a)  In the Plant 3 cutting/gringing area, on or about July 10, 2013, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat hulls was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 89.6 mg/m3, which is approximately 6 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 339 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 141 minutes not sampled.    (b)  In the Plant 3 cutting/grinding area, on or about July 10, 2013, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat decks was exposed to particulates (total dust) at an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average level of 24.5 mg/m3, which is approximately 1.6 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 431 minute sampling period; the calculations include a zero value for the 49 minutes not sampled.    (c)  In the Plant 1 cutting/grinding area, on or about July 9, 2013, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat hulls was exposed to particulates (total dust) at a Time-Weighted Average level of 86.33 mg/m3, which is approximately 5.8 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 507 minute sampling period.    (d)  In the Plant 1 cutting/grinding area, on or about July 9, 2013, an employee who was cutting/grinding fiberglass boat decks was exposed to particulates (total dust) at a Time-Weighted Average level of 23.8 mg/m3, which is approximately 1.6 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for total dust of 15 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 481 minute sampling period.