OSHA Inspection: POWER COMPONENT SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2017-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4889.00 · Current $4400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride: (Construction Reference 1926.1152):    a)  916 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - On or about January 4, 2017, the employer failed to perform initial exposure monitoring to determine the employee's exposure to methylene chloride while using Piranha 2 paint remover.        No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2017-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride: (Construction Reference 1926.1152):    a)  916 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - On or about January 4, 2017, the employer failed to train employees on the hazards of methylene chloride.      Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2017-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4889.00 · Current $4400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(1): It was reasonably foreseeable that employee's skin may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide conveniently located washing facilities capable of removing the methylene chloride: (Construction Reference 1926.1152):      a) 916 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - On or about January 4, 2017, the employer failed to provide conveniently located washing facilities capable of removing methylene chloride for employees using Piranha 2 (65-70% methylene chloride) paint remover to strip lead-based paint from the copper store front.      No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2017-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 056017302460

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points:   a)  916 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -  On or about January 4, 2017, a flexible cord powering the Safe-Heat model 500 serial number 15-0078 heater was run through the unused deadbolt hole in the back outside door without protection from damage.    No abatement certification or documentation required.