MILWAUKEE, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: BIRCHWOOD SNOW & LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of BIRCHWOOD SNOW & LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC. in 11911 W. SILVER SPRING RD., MILWAUKEE, WI 53225 (NAICS 541320). OSHA activity number 339252900.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIRCHWOOD SNOW & LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 11911 W. SILVER SPRING RD.
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53225
- Mailing
- 11911 W. SILVER SPRING RD., MILWAUKEE, WI 53225
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 541320
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
1073
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) A written respiratory program was not established and implemented. Employees use hood, full face, half face and disposable dust masks. Respirators are used during surface preparation and spray application of isocyanate truck bed liners. Other employees may occasioanally use respirators for personal comfort during equipment maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1960
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) The employees preparing trucks and applying the sprayed on bed liner would wear hood, full face and half face respirators. The employee was not medically evaluated for his physical ability or limitations prior to use of the respirators.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (a) Employees were not fit tested to determine that the appropriate sized respirator was provided.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: (a) Employees using a hood, full face or half face respirator were not trained on proper procedures and limitations of respirator usage.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339252900.
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