OSHA Inspection: CAROUSEL DEVELOPMENT & RESTORATION INC

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,366 · Current $2,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    On or about 3/6/2014, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who had to wear a loose-type supplied air hood respirator.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii): Breathing air did not meet requirements for Grade D breathing air as described in the ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about 3/6/2014, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide Grade D air while employees had to wear a supplied air respirator during sandblasting at the jobsite.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about 3/6/2014, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide a high temperature and carbon monoxide alarm on the compressor used to supply air to employees respirator during sandblasting operations at the jobsite.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(8): Breathing air couplings were not incompatible with other gas systems to prevent inadvertent servicing of air line respirators with non-respirable gases or oxygen:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about 2/20/2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that breathing air couplings used by two workers performing sandblasting operations were incompatible with other gas systems, exposing employees to asphyxiation hazards.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,366 · Current $2,020 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about March 6, 2014, at the above address jobsite employees conducting sandblasting were not trained on the physical and health hazards of silica. One employee was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 43.50 mg/m3 of total silica dust for a sampling time of 280 minutes during sand blasting processes at the jobsite. The remaining un-sampled time was considered as zero exposure.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,208 · Current $2,525 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

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 3/6/2014, at the above address jobsite, an employee was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 43.50 mg/m3 of particles not otherwise regulated for a sampling time of 280 minutes during sand blasting processes at the jobsite. The remaining un-sampled time was considered as zero exposure.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure   On or about 3/6/2014, at the above address jobsite, an employee was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 43.50 mg/m3 of particles not otherwise regulated for a sampling time of 280 minutes during sand blasting processes at the jobsite. The remaining un-sampled time was considered as zero exposure. The employer did not use feasible administrative controls.