OSHA Inspection: SIGN PRO, INC.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3298.00 · Current $1649.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:  A.  On or about November 1, 2018, Installation Bay, near Door to Warehouse:  Used microfiber cloth rags saturated with flammable Isopropyl Alcohol 70% were collected in an uncovered plastic bin for recycling.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4398.00 · Current $2199.00 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.  On or about November 1, 2018, Facility-Wide:  The employer had not developed or implemented a site-specific written respiratory protection program that addressed hazards to employees wearing full-face tight-fitting respirators during painting operations and to those employees wearing 3M N95 filtering facepiece respirators on a voluntary basis during grinding operations.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-14 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.  On or about November 1, 2018, Paint Room:  Employees required to wear full-face tight-fitting respiratory protection with organic vapor cartridges were not provided medical evaluations  to determine their ability to use the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:  A.  On or about November 1, 2018, Paint Room:  Where employees were required to wear a full-face tight-fitting respirator, the employer did not ensure fit testing was conducted annually.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-14 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.  On or about November 1, 2018, Grinding Area:  Employees who wore 3M N95 filtering facepiece respirators had not been provided with information included in Appendix D to the respiratory protection standard, including but not limited to maintenance, cleaning and care, and limitations of use.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4398.00 · Current $2199.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  A.  On or about November 1, 2018, Grinding Area:  on both the left and right sides of the Delta belt sander, in-going nip points at the back of the sanding belt were unguarded, exposing employees  and passersby to injury.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  A.  On or about November 1, 2018, Grinding Area:  The enclosure guard on the belt and pulley assembly to the right of the Delta belt sander, exposing employees to the in-going nip point located 35 inches from the ground.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4398.00 · Current $2199.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  A.  On or about November 1, 2018, Facility-Wide:  The employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program.  Employees worked with and were exposed to chemicals including flammable xylene, isopropyl alcohol 70%, propane, tapping oil, and paints containing n-Butane, ethylbenzene and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-14 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.  On or about November 1, 2018, Installation Bay:  Secondary spray bottles containing isopropyl alcohol 70% were not appropriately marked with hazard information.

Issued

2018-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:   A.  On or about November 1, 2018, Production:  The left glove in the SkatBlast blasting cabinet had cuts and tears which exposed operators to the abrasive blast media.  Fingers of the left glove contained grit at the time of the OSHA inspection.