OSHA Inspection: CESAR M. MENDOZA

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear negative pressure tight-fitting half-face respirators while performing demolition, renovation and clean-up tasks were fit tested prior to wearing the respirators and at least annually.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not ensure that an employee required to wear a negative pressure tight-fitting half-face respirator while performing demolition, renovation and clean-up tasks was free of facial hair between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in the workplace such as (but not limited to), kerosene, oxygen, acetylene, welding rods, and acetone-containing Loctite PL400 Subfloor Adhesive.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employees, required to work with hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to), lead, kerosene, oxygen, acetylene, welding rods, and acetone-containing Loctite PL400 Subfloor Adhesive, and who performed interior renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal, were not provided with information and training on hazardous chemical communications.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $6,000

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(c): Containers used for garbage and other oily, flammable, or hazardous wastes, such as caustics, acids, harmful dusts, etc. did not have covers:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not provide covered containers or other equally effective means for collection and separation of lead-containing waste materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(3): Shoveling, dry or wet sweeping, and brushing were used when vacuuming or other equally effective methods were effective:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer allowed dry shoveling and sweeping of lead-containing materials when vacuuming or other equally effective means were available.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $6,000

Hazardous substances 1591

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):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not initially determine employee exposure to lead where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal where there was lead-containing paint and waste materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift for each job classification to determine employee exposure to lead where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal where there was lead-containing paint and waste materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: In the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide appropriate interim respiratory protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(1)(iv): Respirators were not used during periods when respirators were required to provide interim protection for employees while they performed the operations specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: In the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not require or provide appropriate interim respiratory protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.62 to use a respirator:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program where employees were required to wear respirators as interim protection in the absence of an employee exposure assessment and where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials, and where employees were required to wear negative pressure half-face respirators.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(B): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(g):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: In the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1): Where employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit, without regard to the use of respirators; where employees were exposed to lead compounds which may cause skin or eye irritation (e.g. lead arsenate, lead azide); and as interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2), the employer did not provide at no cost to the employee and ensure that each employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not require appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(C): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with change areas in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: In the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide change areas as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2)(i): The employer did not provide clean change areas for employees whose airborne exposure to lead was above the permissible exposure limit, without regard to the use of respirators:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not provide change areas as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(D): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with hand washing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5):  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: In the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide hand washing facilities where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i): The employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f), for use by employees exposed to lead:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not provide hand washing facilities as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(F): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with training in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.21, Safety training and education:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: In the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide training as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that at least the following Lead hazards were communicated to employee(s): reproductive/developmental toxicity; central nervous system effects; kidney effects; blood effects; and acute toxicity effects.  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not provide hazard communications training on lead as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(2)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained in the purpose, proper selection, fitting, use, and limitations of respirators:  810 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610: The employer did not provide respirator training as interim protection where employees performed renovation, demolition, clean-up and disposal of dry lead-containing materials.