OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BODY COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2017-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

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) In the walls and panel assembly area, an employee working was exposed to continuous noise levels at 193.2% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 80 dBA) during the 306 minute sampling period on April 18, 2017; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the exposure was assumed for the 174 minutes not sampled. This violation was observed on or about April 18, 2017.    b) In the wall and panel assembly area, an employee working was exposed to continuous noise levels at 102.6% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 80 dBA) during the 452 minute sampling period on April 18, 2017; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the exposure was assumed for the 28 minutes not sampled. This violation was observed on or about April 18, 2017.    c) In the wall and panel assembly area, an employee working was exposed to continuous noise levels at 96.25% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 80 dBA) during the 450 minute sampling period on April 18, 2017; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the exposure was assumed for the 30 minutes not sampled. This violation was observed on or about April 18, 2017.

Issued

2017-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4346.00 · Current $2608.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    a) In the welding area, noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used to protected employees are rays produced from welding. This violation was observed on or about April 5, 2017.

Issued

2017-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(5): Enclosed workplaces were not so constructed, equipped, and maintained as to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, or other vermin:  a) Outside of the production area on the east side of the building, employees were exposed to bee stings from an active bee hive. This violation was observed on or about April 5, 2017.

Issued

2017-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $406.00 · Current $244.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.    a. In the painting area, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees. This violation was discovered on April 5, 2017.

Issued

2017-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  a) In the production area, employees were exposed to chemical hazards when bottles containing oil were not properly labeled with the contents. This violation was observed on or about April 5, 2017.

Issued

2017-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.   a. In the production area, employees were not provided with training regarding the hazardous chemicals in their work area. This violation was discovered on or about April 5, 2017.