OSHA Inspection: HARRISON AND BURROWES BRIDGE CONSTRUCTORS INC.

Issued

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,366 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air  calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):   (a) On or about April 18, 2013, at the jobsite, the employer did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level while workers performed blasting and painting on facia beams on span 7.   (b) On or about April 25, 2013, at the jobsite, the employer did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level while employees were removing the containment on span 7.   (c) On or about April 25, 2013, at the jobsite, the employer did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level while employees were setting up containment on 2E.   (d) On or about May 16, 2013, at the jobsite, the air sampling conducted by the employer during blasting operations of expansion joints/piers did not capture the exposure of the employees to airborne lead while vacuuming inside containment.   (e) On or about May 16, 2013, at the jobsite, the air sampling conducted by the employer on this date, captured the exposure to the blasters for blasting work only and did not include the exposure of employees to lead during painting.

Issued

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(8)(ii); Whenever the results indicated that the representative employee exposure, without regard to respirators, was at or above the PEL, the employer did not include in the written notice a statement that the employees exposure was at or above that level and a description of the corrective action taken or to be taken to reduce exposure to below that level:    (a) On or about June 12, 2013, for the jobsite, the employer provided written notification to the workers regarding the air sampling results for lead conducted on May 16, 2013, which failed to include a description of the corrective actions taken or planned to reduce exposures below the PEL.

Issued

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1126(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):  (a) On or about April 18, 2013, at the jobsite, for employees performing blasting and painting on facia beams on span 7.   (b) On or about April 25, 2013, at the jobsite, for employees removing the containment on span 7.   (c) On or about April 25, 2013, at the jobsite, for employees setting up containment on 2E.   (d) On or about May 16, 2013, at the jobsite, for employees vaccuuming inside containment after blasting operations of expansion joints/piers was conducted.

Issued

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,366 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(2)(i): The employer did not provide the protective clothing required in 29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1) in a clean and dry condition at least weekly:  (a) On or about April 18-May 20, 2013, at the jobsite, for blasters supplied with only one pair of coveralls that were not laundered for the duration of the project.

Issued

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,366 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(5)(i): The employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities for use by employees exposed to lead in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f):   (a) On or about April 18-May 20, 2013, at the jobsite, for employees setting up containments, blasting and  repainting bridge structures and removing contaminments. The employer did not establish hand washing facilities on top of the bridge for workers to use prior to drinking, smoking and eating on the bridge.

Issued

Aug 8, 2013

Abate by

Aug 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(k)(2)(vi): The employer did not provide medical removal protection benefits to an employee equal to that required by 29 CFR 1926.62(k)(2)(i) and (ii) when the employer, although not required to do so by 29 CFR 1926.62, removed said employee due to the effects of lead exposure on the employee's medical condition:   (a) On or about May 13, 2013, at the jobsite, for an employee that was assigned to perform blasting of lead based paint on this bridge and repainting, voluntarily removed by the employer, due to elevated ZPP levels in the blood.