OSHA Inspection: TRAILER WHEEL & FRAME CO.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10046.00 · Current $6511.00 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:  On or about July 25, 2023, an employee was exposed to a respiratory hazard while wearing an elastomeric full-face respirator while spraying spray-on bed liner onto a truck bed without the employer having a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 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:  On or about July 25, 2023, an employee was exposed to a respiratory hazard while wearing an elastomeric full-face respirator when spraying spray-on bed liner without having been medically evaluated.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 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:  On or about July 25, 2023, an employee was exposed to a respiratory hazard while wearing an elastomeric full-face respirator when spraying spray-on bed liner without having been fit-tested before initial use.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10046.00 · Current $6511.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(1):Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  On or about July 12, 2023, employees were exposed to an amputation hazard while using a circular ripsaw that did not have a guard enclosing the portion of the saw above the table.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10046.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(3):Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  On or about July 12, 2023, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when using a hand-fed ripsaw that did not have non kickback fingers.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10046.00 · Current $6511.00 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):   On or about July 26, 2023, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while working with or around hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, ISO hard liner A-side, M91 Premium B-side, compressed oxygen, and compressed N.O.S, before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):  Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   On or about July 26, 2023, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while working with or around hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, ISO hard liner A-side, M91 Premium B-side, compressed oxygen, and compressed N.O.S, without the employer having safety data sheets for the chemicals used.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 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:   On or about July 26, 2023, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while working with or around hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, ISO hard liner A-side, M91 Premium B-side, compressed oxygen, and compressed N.O.S, before being trained on the hazards of the chemicals.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1563.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2): Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  On or about June 26, 2023, the employer failed during calendar year 2023, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by March 2, 2023, the establishment employed 150 employees and is classified as 336212 - Truck Trailer Manufacturing