OSHA Inspection: SHUMAKER INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1575.00 · Current $788.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a) Employees were required to wear a Bullard Air hood with supplied air while painting and a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented, on or about 4-21--16.    (b) Employees were required to wear a North 7700 I/2 mask with supplied air respirator while performing drum repairs and a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented, on or about 4-6-16.    (c) Employees were required to wear a North 7700 I/2 mask with HEPA cartridges while performing drum repairs and a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented, on or about 4-6 -16.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-07-06 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 required to wear the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Employees were required to wear a Bullard Air hood with supplied air while painting and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator,  before the employee wore the respirator in the workplace, on or about 4-21-16.  (b) Employees were required to wear a North half mask with supplied air while performing repair work and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator,  before the employee wore the respirator in the workplace, on or about 4-21-16.  (c) Employees were required to wear a North half mask with HEPA while performing repair work and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator,  before the employee wore the respirator in the workplace, on or about 4-21-16.  CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION-NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-07-06 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) Employees were required to wear a North 7700 I/2 mask airline respirator while performing drum repairs and the employees were not fit tested, on or about 4-21-16.  b.)Employees were required to wear a North 7700 I/2 mask with HEPA filters while performing drum repairs and the employees were not fit tested, on or about 4-6-16.   CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION-NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 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) Employees were required to wear a Bullard supplied air hood while painting, and training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, on or about 4-21-16.  (b) Employees were required to wear a North elastomeric half mask with supplied air while performing drum repairs, and training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, on or about  4-21-16.  (c) Employees were required to wear a North elastomeric half mask with HEPA cartridges while performing drum repairs, and training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, on or about 4-6-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 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) Employees were provided with 3M and Moldex N95 disposable dust masks to be worn voluntarily and 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, on or about 4-21-16.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1575.00 · Current $788.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded:    a.) The opening created between the inverted drum and the hydraulic floor lift was not guarded by a toe board to prevent the feet of employees in near proximity to the hole from falling into the opening, on or about 4-21-16.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(iii): The employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space had been eliminated, through a written certification that contained the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person:  (a) Employees perform cutting and welding inside a permit required confined space that was locked out during a drum repair and the employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space had been eliminated, through a written certification that contained the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person, on or about 4-7-21.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED