OSHA Inspection: FOUNTAIN PLATING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2017-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8149.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:    On or about 12/20/16, employees were permitted to consume beverages in the lab, where toxic materials such as, but not limited to, bases and acids, such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) were being used.

Issued

2017-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11408.00 · Current $11408.00

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average:    On or about 11/2/16, the employee painting large parts in the booth which comprises booths 1 and 2, was exposed to 62.9 micrograms of hexavalent chromium per cubic meter (ug/m3) of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average which is 12 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

2017-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Where feasible engineering and work practice controls would not reduce employee exposure to chromium (VI) to or below the permissible exposure limit, the employer did not apply these feasible controls to reduce employee exposures to the lowest chromium (VI) levels achievable:    On or about 11/2/16, the employee painting large parts in the booth which comprises booths 1 and 2, was exposed to 62.9 micrograms of hexavalent chromium per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average, and the employer did not apply feasible controls to reduce employee exposures to the lowest hexavalent chromium levels achievable.