OSHA Inspection: REYNOLDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1330.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(5)(iv):  For employees who use respirators required by this section, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:    a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program for employees who use a blasting hood during sandblasting operations.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  a)  In the Facility, on or about June 4, 2018 - The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program for employees who use a blasting hood during sandblasting operations and for employees who use a full face respirator during spray painting operations.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-10 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)  In the Facility, on or about June 4, 2018 - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee is required to use a respirator in the workplace.  Employees use a blasting hood during sandblasting operations and a full face respirator during spray painting operations.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-10 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)  In the Facility, on or about June 4, 2018 - The employer did not provide a fit test to employees who are required to use a tight fitting respirator in the workplace.  Employees use a full face respirator during spray painting operations.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - The blasting hood was not stored to protect it from contamination as it was lying in a pile of blasting material in the sandblasting area.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-10 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)  In the Facility, on or about June 4, 2018 - The employer did not provide respirator training to employees who are required to use a respirator in the workplace.  Employees use a blasting hood during sandblasting operations and a full face respirator during spray painting operations.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(4)(i): The construction, installation, inspection, and maintenance of exhaust systems shall conform to the principles and requirements set forth in American National Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems, Z9.2-1960, and ANSI Z33.1-1961:    a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - The maintenance of the exhaust system in the sandblasting unit did not conform to the principles and requirements set forth in American National Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems, Z9.2-1960 in that the fan element of the exhaust system was inoperable.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(b): Abrasive blast cleaning nozzle(s) were not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open manually and a support shall be provided on which the nozzle may be mounted when it is not in use:   a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - The abrasive blast cleaning nozzle was not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open.  The operating valve was located on the pressure pot.  In addition, a support was not provided to mount the nozzle when not in use.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(6): The air for abrasive-blasting respirators was not free of harmful quantities of dusts, mists, or noxious gases, and did not meet the requirements for supplied-air quality and use set forth in 29 CFR 1910.134(i):   a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - The in-line filter used from the air compressor did not meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134(i) in that it did not have a tag containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person authorized by the employer to perform the change.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv): The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators were constructed and situated so as to have a tag maintained at the compressor containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person authorized by the employer to perform the change:   a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - The in-line filter used from the air compressor did not have a tag containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person authorized by the employer to perform the change.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(7): Dust was permitted to accumulate on the floor or on ledges outside of an abrasive-blasting enclosure, and dust spills were not cleaned up promptly. Aisles and walkways were not kept clear of steel shot or similar abrasive which created a slipping hazard:  a)  Sandblasting Area, on or about June 4, 2018 - Accumulations of dust were not cleaned up promptly in the sandblasting unit.