OSHA Inspection: CAMACHO ROOFING

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

Hazardous substances 0290

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1); The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing, or likely to cause, death or physical harm to employees in that an employee was overexposed to asphalt fumes which can cause health effects such as but not limited to eye and throat irritation, skin lesions and cancer.   On or about February 7, 2013, while applying roofing material at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to asphalt fumes at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 1.5 mg/m3. The employee was sampled for 381 minutes with zero dose assumed for the 99 minutes of un-sampled time. The ACGHI Threshold Limit Value for asphalt fumes is 0.5 mg/m3.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Hazardous substances 0290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  As determined on or about February 7, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not have a Material Safety Data Sheet for the Continental Asphalt material being used at the site.