OSHA Inspection: METALCRAFT MARINE US INC.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:   a) Throughout the facility, on or about 3/4/14: A welder working in an enclosed space inside the overturned hull of an LRI was overexposed to noise at 92.9 decibels (dBA), based on an eight hour time weighted average (TWA), for the 397 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 83 minutes not sampled. No hearing conservation program was in place.  b) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: A welder working on a sheet of aluminum was exposed to noise at 87.7 dBA of noise, based on an eight hour TWA for the 364 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 116 minutes not sampled. No hearing conservation program was in place.  An effective hearing conservation program includes, but is not limited to:      1) Providing a baseline audiogram for employees exposed to noise above 85 dBA, with subsequent audiograms annually.     2) Providing an option of hearing protector use for employees exposed to noise above 85 dB,     3) Providing a choice of hearing protectors for employee use,     4) Requiring hearing protector use for employees exposed to noise above 90 dBA,     5) Requiring hearing protector use for employees working in areas above 85 dBA that have documented hearing loss,     6) Requiring hearing protector use for employees working in areas above 85 dBA that have not hada baseline audiogram,     7) Supervising the use of hearing protection,     8) Posting a copy of the OSHA Hearing Conservation Standard, 29 CFR 1910.95, and     9) Training employees on hearing conservation annually.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(A): 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 and has not yet had a baseline audiogram established pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii):  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: A welder working on  aluminum sheet metal was exposed to noise at 87.7 dBA of noise, based on an eight hour TWA, for the 364 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 116 minutes not sampled. The employee was not wearing hearing protection and had not had a baseline audiogram.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): A respirator was not provided by the employer to each employee when such equipment was necessary to protect the health of the employee: (Maritime Reference 1915.154)  a) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding in an enclosed space inside the hull of an LRI, was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 43.8 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of aluminum, or 2.9 times the PEL of 15 mg/m3 during the 420 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 60 minutes not sampled. A respirator was not worn by the exposed employee.   Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.7(b)(1): The employer did not designate one or more shipyard competent persons:   a) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: A competent person was not designated that had the following skills:      1) Knowledge of subparts B, C, D and H of 29 CFR 1915 in that precautions were not taken to protect employees working in enclosed spaces.      2) Ability to inspect, test and evaluate spaces that may require further testing by a Marine chemist or Certified Industrial Hygienist.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.12(c)(2): Ventilation in a space was not provided at volumes and flow rates that ensured that air concentrations were maintained within the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):   a) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding inside the hull of an LRI, an enclosed space,  was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) of 35.9 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of  airborne aluminum or 2.4 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3 during the 420 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 60 minutes not sampled. Adequate ventilation was not provided to maintain exposure levels within the PEL.  b) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding inside the hull of an LRI, an enclosed space, was exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 43.8 mg/m3 of airborne aluminum, or 2.9 times the PEL of 15 mg/m3 during the 420 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 60 minutes not sampled. Adequate ventilation was not provided to maintain exposure levels within the PEL.   c) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding inside the hull of an LRI, an enclosed space, was exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 29.7 miiligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of airborne respirable aluminum particulate, or 5.9 times the PEL of 5 mg/m3 during the 310 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 170 minutes not sampled. Adequate ventilation was not provided to maintain exposure levels within the PEL.   Abatement will be multi-step as follows:  Step 1: Ventilation will be selected that will reduce exposures as low as reasonably achievable. Employees will be provided with respirators, as an interim measure, and be included in a respiratory protection program, containing employee medical evaluations, fit-testing and training.  (30 days)   Step 2: Ventilation will be tested for effectiveness and verification through air monitoring. (60 days)  Step 3: Ventilation will be established with final air monitoring results reported to OSHA. (90 days)  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.12(c)(3): When a space could not be ventilated to within the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) or was Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH), a Marine Chemist or Certified Industrial Hygienist did not re-test until the space could be certified "Enter with Restrictions"� or "Safe for Workers":  a) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: Notification of entry restrictions, which allowed entry only while using respirators, was not provided for employees MIG welding in an enclosed space inside the hull of a LRI. A respirator was not worn by an employee overexposed to aluminum. See citation 1, Item 2a, for exposure level.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.12(c)(4): Employees were allowed to enter spaces when the atmosphere exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) or was Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH):  a) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee entered an enclosed space inside the hull of a LRI and performed welding operations without wearing a respirator while overexposed to aluminum. See citation 1, Item 2a, for exposure level.   Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.12(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee entering a confined or enclosed space or other areas with dangerous atmospheres was trained to perform all required duties safely:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 3/4/14: Employees welding in enclosed spaces such as the LRI and exposed to hazardous substances were not trained to safely perform all duties including, but not limited to:  1) Recognition pf the characteristics of LRIs as enclosed spaces 2) Recognition of adverse health effects associated with welding aluminum in enclosed spaces 3) Comprehension of the physical signs and reactions associated with exposure to aluminum 4) The use of personal protective equipment necessary for welding on aluminum in enclosed spaces    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances A100A102A110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1000(a)(2): The employees' exposure exceeded the 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) exposure limit for that substance listed in Table Z in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week:  a) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding inside the hull of an LRI was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) of 35.9 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of aluminum or 2.4 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3 during the 420 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 60 minutes not sampled.   b) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding inside the hull of an LRI was exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 43.8 mg/m3 of aluminum, or 2.9 times the PEL of 15 mg/m3 during the 420 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 60 minutes not sampled.  A respirator was not worn by the exposed employee.  c) LRI assembly area, on or about 3/4/14: An employee MIG welding inside the hull of an LRI was exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 29.7 miiligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of respirable aluminum particulate, or 5.9 times the PEL of 5 mg/m3 during the 310 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 170 minutes not sampled.   d) Main assembly area, on or about 2/26/14: An employee MIG welding ion a sheet of aluminum was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 16.7 miiligrams per cubic meter (Mg/M3) of aluminum, or 1.1 times the PEL of 15 mg/m3 during the 445 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 35 minutes not sampled.     Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: An estimate of exposure to aluminum was not conducted for employees that wear 3M air purifying respirators with P100 filters during aluminum welding operations in the fabrication shop area.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 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) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: Medical evaluations were not provided for employees that wear 3M air purifying respirators with P100 filters during aluminum welding operations, both in the fabrication shop area and in enclosed spaces.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: Fit-testing was not provided for employees required to wear 3M air purifying respirators with P100 filters during aluminum welding operations, both in the fabrication shop area and in enclosed spaces.  Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 2/26/14: Training on respirators was not provided for employees required to wear 3M air purifying respirators with P100 filters during aluminum welding operations, both in the fabrication shop area and in enclosed spaces.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.51(f)(1): Suitable mechanical ventilation or respiratory protective equipment was not provided for welding, cutting or heating where an unsafe accumulation of contaminants existed:   Shop floor, on or about 2/26/14: An employee welding on aluminum sheet metal was overexposed to an 8 -hour time weighted average of aluminum measured at 16.7 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), or 1.1 times he permissible exposure limit of 15 mg/m3 during the 445 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 35 minutes not sampled. No engineering controls were used.  Abatement will be multi-step as follows:  Step 1:   Employee must be provided with effective respiratory protection following the requirements of  29 CFR 1910.134, The OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard which includes, at a minimum, medical evaluations, training and fit-testing. (30 days)  Step 2: A Plan must be developed for providing engineering controls including selection of appropriate controls and testing of its effective. (60 days).  Step 3: Selection of final control method and its testing must be completed with selected method used by employees. (90 days).    Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 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 facility, on or about 2/1/14: A hazard communication program was neither written nor implemented for employees exposed to hazards including, but not limited to, aluminum, respirable particulate, total particulate, and manganese.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2014-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-07 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 facility, on or about 2/1/14: Training on the hazards of chemicals in the workplace was not provided employees exposed to chemical hazards from welding including, but not limited to, aluminum, respirable particulate, total particulate, and manganese.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item