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OSHA Inspection: G.A.R. WATERPROOFING AND PAINTING INC.

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of G.A.R. WATERPROOFING AND PAINTING INC. in 241 MAIN STREET, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302776497.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
241 MAIN STREET
City
HACKENSACK
State
NJ
ZIP
07601
Mailing
31-34 90TH STREET, EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1799
Employees
11
Ownership type
Private (A)

9 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to silica dust in excess of the Permissible Exposure Limit
(PEL):
a)241 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ:  The PEL's for the construction and
maritime
trades are expressed in millions of particles per cubic foot (mppcf), and
exposure
levels have been determined using the impinger sampling method. The PEL for
general industry is expressed in both mppcf and in milligrams per cubic
meter
(mg/m3).  The impinger method of sampling and counting dust particles is
obsolete and, to OSHA's knowledge, is not used anywhere in this country to
assess worker exposure to silica-containing dust.  OSHA's sampling was
conducted and has been determined that two GAR Waterproofing employees were
exposed to 1.4 and 1.8 mg/m3 of dust, respectively, while chipping out
brick and
mortar during brick replacement operations on or about 11/16/99.  This
level
is
indicative of exposures in excess of the construction PEL of 47.9 and 48.5
mppcf, respectively.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $500.00
  • · Z (S) $2000.00

1910.134 C01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $500.00
  • · Z (S) $2000.00

1910.134 D01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.134 F02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000
Penalty
Initial $800 · Current $200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $200.00
  • · Z (S) $800.00

1910.134 K01 VII

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $500.00
  • · Z (S) $2000.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $500.00
  • · Z (S) $2000.00

1910.1200 G01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.1200 H01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000

Hazardous substances 9010

Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

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