OSHA Inspection: BRINKLEY MASONRY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Sep 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(c): "Maintenance and workmanship." Means of egress was not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency.  [58 FR 35083; June 30, 1993]    JOBSITE:  The only doorway of a room was obstructed by a temporary wall.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  General. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    JOBSITE:  The employees, required to wear double strap dust masks while mixing cement were not medically evaluated for the employees ability.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures:    JOBSITE:  The employer did not develop and implement a worksite-specific written respiratory protection program where employees were required to wear dust masks while mixing cement.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form.     JOBSITE:  The employer did not perform an evaluation of the workplace to determine the exposure levels to respiratory hazard with chemicals such as (but not limited to) Portland cement.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  Employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirators, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    JOBSITE:  The employees, engaged in mixing cement, were not fit tested prior to the intial use of the respirator and/or under the different circumstances or at least annually.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):  The employer shall not permit respirators with tight fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function;    JOBSITE:  The employee, wearing a double strap dust mask while performing mixing of cement, had facial hair.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3):  Respirator training as outlined in sections (i) through (vii) was not provided to employees who were required to use respirators.    JOBSITE:  The employer did not provide information and training for the employees required to use respirators while performing mixing of cement.

Issued

Sep 11, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    JOBSITE:  The employer had not developed and implemented a written Hazard Communication program where employees were required to work with and handle chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Portland Cement.