OSHA Inspection: COAST TO COAST GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): An Employee was exposed to Crystalline Silica, at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists:     On or about September 4, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee grinding and cutting concrete was over exposed to silica dust:    An employee cutting concrete was exposed to an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 31.1 million particles per cubic meter when the Permissible Exposure Level for this employee was 16.67 million particles per cubic meter. The employee was measured for 283 minutes with a zero dose assumed for any un-sampled period.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposures:   On or about Setember 4, 2013, at the above addressed jobisite, an employee was cutting and grinding concrete without applying engineering or administrative controls for at least 1 employees who was exposed to silica dust. The employee's 8-hour Time Weighted Averages (TWA) exposure to Crystalline Silica was 31.1 million parts per cubic meter (mppcf). The Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) for this employee is 16.67 million parts per cubic meter (mppcf)

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    On or about September 9, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear N95 filtering face piece respirator and 3M elastomeric half mask respirator with hepa filters while performing concrete cutting operation.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.52(d)(1): In all cases where the sound levels exceeded the values shown in Table D-2 of 29 CFR 1926.52, a continuing, effective hearing conservation program was not administered:   On or about September 11, 2013 at the above address site, the employer did not implement an effective hearing conservation program for an employee operating a concrete grinder, exposed to a noise dose of 134.4%, or an equivalent of 92.1 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 419 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time (61 minutes).

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.52(d)(2)(ii): A sample computation showing an application of the formula in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section is as follows. If the value of Fe exceeds unity (1), the exposure exceeds permissible levels.   On or about September 11, 2013, at the above address site, an employee operating a concrete grinder was exposed to a noise level of 134.4%, or an equivalent of 92.1 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 419 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time (61 min), this exposure exceeds unity (1) permissible level. Fe = 1.2