OSHA Inspection: LEESBURG CONCRETE COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jun 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  a) For the Leesburg Concrete facility at 1335 Thomas Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748, as observed on or about 03/19/2014, employees operating forklifts did not wear seat belts. The seat belt on a JCB Model 520 forklift was observed to be broken, and employees were operating the forklift without a seatbelt.  Or in the alternative:  Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of falling out of forklifts due to seat belts not being worn.    a) For the Leesburg Concrete facility at 1335 Thomas Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748, as observed on or about 03/19/2014, employees operating forklifts did not wear seat belts. The seat belt on a JCB Model 520 forklift was observed to be broken, and employees were operating the forklift without a seatbelt.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jun 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i): The written program did not contain procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace:   a) For the Leesburg Concrete facility at 1335 Thomas Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748, as observed on or about 03/19/2014, employees used elastomeric half-face respirators and whole face respirators while painting. The employer's respiratory protection program did not address the use of half-face or whole face elastomeric respirators or contain procedures for selecting respirators for use in the parts painting area.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jun 9, 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:  a) For the Leesburg Concrete establishment at 1335 Thomas Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748, as observed on or about 03/19/2014, an employee was using a half-face respirator with facial hair that interfered with the respirator seal.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jun 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the information required by 29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(A) through (m)(2)(i)(E):  a) For the Leesburg Concrete facility at 1335 Thomas Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748, as observed on or about 03/19/2014, a fit test record was not available for employees who used 3M Half-face respirators while painting.