OSHA Inspection: SARDINIA CONCRETE COMPANY

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,212 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     (a) An employee that was required to use a half-face respirator during the month of December 2011 while checking the fins in a cement mixer did not receive a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,212 Reduced

Hazardous substances 14302085

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      (a) Where corrosive chemicals were used for cleaning trucks such as, but not limited to, Con-Crete 60 RTU Plus and Ecolo-Clean, an operable eyewash was not available for immediate use, in that the water reservoir for the eyewash was empty.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years:    (a) The employer did not evaluate each industrial truck operator at least every three years.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,212 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):  Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    (a)  The cover plate was missing for the light switch in the hallway next to the door leading to the shop, exposing employees to live parts.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,212 Reduced

Hazardous substances 14302085

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:      (a) The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for all of the hazardous chemicals used in the workplace, such as, but not limited to, Con-Crete 60 RTU Plus and Ecolo-Clean.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 143020859010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets:    (a) The employer did not train all of their employees on the hazards of chemicals in the workplace, such as, but not limited to, corrosives used for cleaning trucks such as Con-Crete 60 RTU Plus and Ecolo-Cleans, silica dust and other concrete addatives.     (b) The employer did not train all of their employees on their right of access to, and the location of the material safety data sheets.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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) When respirators are required to be worn by the employer during activties such as, but not limited to, cleaning bag houses and inspecting mixer drums, the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Jun 1, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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) An employee that was required to use a half-face respirator during the month of December 2011 while checking the fins in a cement mixer was not fit-tested.