OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO BOOTH MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges were not maintained so as to indicate or ensure that the required air velocity is maintained.  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that the manometer on the dry spray  booth, model number FPX-1086, was maintained in working order. Employees routinely sprayed flammable materials inside the spray booth including but not limited to sealers and top coats.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to certify that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed. Employees were exposed to hazards that required the use of personal protective equipment such as eye protection, ear protection, hand protection, and respiratory protection.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that personal protective equipment was provided to and utilized by employees exposed to methylene chloride. At least one employee did not wear personal protective equipment such as gloves while using the Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive, which contains methylene chloride.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $5500.00 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) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for respirator use that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i)-(ix). Employees were required to wear an elastomeric half-mask respirator while spraying in the spray booth.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-14 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) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees required or allowed to voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators were provided with a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer did not provide a fit test to an employees required to wear a respirator. The employer required employees to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while spraying chemicals in the spray booth.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to ensure an employee cleaned and disinfected their respirator that was part of their required personal protective equipment while spraying chemicals in the spray booth.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):   a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer did not provide training as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard for an employee required to wear a half-mask elastomeric respirator while spraying in the spray booth.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-14 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) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer allowed the voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators and elastomeric respirators and had not provided employees with the information contained in Appendix D.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer used multiple flexible cord sets (extension cords) in place of fixed wiring in the Table Area of the facility, in which current and relocatable power taps were connected and utilized by employees to power various equipment.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $5500.00 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:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride. An employee used Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive, which contains methylene chloride, on daily basis in the facility.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(j)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available for employees who were or potentially were  exposed to methylene chloride at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year, or above the 8-hour time weighted average permissible exposure limit or the short term exposure limit on 10 or more days per year:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, employees were exposed to methylene chloride above the action level in the Foam Application Area performing daily, routine operations that included the use of Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive, which contains methylene chloride, and the employer failed to make medical surveillance available.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(k)(1)(iii): The employer did not include methylene chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with hazard communication standard (HCS) (1910.1200) and did not ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to include methylene chloride in their hazard communication program and did not train employees in accordance with the requirements of the hazard communication standard when one employee used Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive on daily basis, which contains methylene chloride.

Issued

2023-07-28 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:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to provide information and training to employees exposed or potentially exposed to methylene chloride at the time of initial assignment. An employee used Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive, which contains methylene chloride, on daily basis in the facility.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(l)(3)(i): The employer did not inform each affected employee of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052 and the information available in its appendices and/or how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer failed to provide information about the requirements of the standard, the information available in the standard, and how to access the information while exposing an employee to methylene chloride, contained in Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive, on a daily basis.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(l)(4): The employer did not train each affected employee as required under the Hazard Communication Standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200, 29 CFR 1915.1200, or 29 CFR 1926.59, as appropriate:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, an employee routinely used Kwik Spray 210 Foam & Fabric Adhesive, which contains methylene chloride, and the employer failed to provide the affected employee training as required under the Hazard Communication Standard.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer had not implemented a written hazard communication program while employees used chemical products including, but not limited to, sealers, stains, top coats, paints, and glues, which contained hazardous chemicals including toluene, xylene, cumene, and naphthalene.

Issued

2023-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Chicago Booth Manufacturing, Inc. located at 5000 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60644:  On or about March 29, 2023, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment. Employees used chemical products including, but not limited to, sealers, stains, top coats, paints, and glues, which contained hazardous chemicals including toluene, xylene, cumene, and naphthalene.