OSHA Inspection: LS BLACK CONSTRUCTORS

Issued

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:      Employees were jackhammering concrete inside an enclosure without evaluating employees silica exposure.        ction Reference 1926.103)(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION/CONDITION) (DESCRIBE HAZARD)

Issued

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4400.00 · Current $2200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) 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 October 25, 2013 an employee jackhammering concrete was exposed to 28.49 mppcf of respirable silica quartz, as an 8 hour time weighted average. This was approximately 1.47 times the permissible exposure limit of 19.38 mppcf, for 7.9% silica quartz.  The employee was sampled for 160 minutes, the remaining 320 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.  On or about October 25, 2013 an employee jackhammering concrete was exposed to 35.21mppcf of respirable silica quartz, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  This was approximately 1.68 times the permissible exposure limit of 21.0 mppcf, for 6.9% silica quartz.  The employee ws sampled for 160 minutes, the remaining 320 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.

Issued

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s):    On or about October 25, 2013 an employee jackhammering concrete was exposed to 28.49 mppcf of respirable silica quartz, as an 8 hour time weighted average. This was approximately 1.47 times the permissible exposure limit of 19.38 mppcf, for 7.9% silica quartz.  The employee was sampled for 160 minutes, the remaining 320 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.  On or about October 25, 2013 an employee jackhammering concrete was exposed to 35.21mppcf of respirable silica quartz, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  This was approximately 1.68 times the permissible exposure limit of 21.0 mppcf, for 6.9% silica quartz.  The employee ws sampled for 160 minutes, the remaining 320 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.   Abatement normally will be multistep as follows:  STEP 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provide and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.  Abatement due 30 days from issuance date:  STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substance as referenced in this Citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this Citation:  1.  Evaluation of the extent and location of the hazard source.  2.  Evaluation of control measure option.  3.  Selection of optimum control measure(s).  4.  Ordering and delivery of equipment and materials.  5.  Installation of control measures.  6.  Training of employees in the proper operation and maintenance of the newly           implemented measures.  7.  Assurance of effective performance of control measures.  8.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a         competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  Abatement due 60 days from issuance date:  Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Abatement due 90 days from issuance date: