OSHA Inspection: MURRAY PAVING & CONCRETE LLC

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a) Corporate office at 17 Park Place, Paramus, NJ 07652  The employer failed to provide written certification indicating abatement for Citation 1 Items 1 (a)-(d) and Citation 1 Items 2 (a)-(d) with regard to Inspection Number 966961 issued 5/20/14 and received by the employer on 6/4/14.  Violation occurred on or about 7/18/14.

Issued

May 20, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) High Speed Tray Sorter wall, South Platform, US Postal Service Dominick V. Daniels facility, 850 Newark Turnpike, Kearny, NJ  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for workers required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators during manual demolition of a cinder block and sheetrock wall.  The wall contained crystalline silica at 6.0% (sheet rock ) and 10% (cinder block).  Violation occurred on or about 4/7/14.

Issued

May 20, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) High Speed Tray Sorter wall, South Platform, US Postal Service Dominick V. Daniels facility, 850 Newark Turnpike, Kearny, NJ  The employer did not provide medical evaluations for workers required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators during manual demolition of a cinder block and sheetrock wall.  The wall contained crystalline silica at 6.0% (sheet rock ) and 10% (cinder block).  Violation occurred on or about 4/7/14.

Issued

May 20, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) High Speed Tray Sorter wall, South Platform, US Postal Service Dominick V. Daniels facility, 850 Newark Turnpike, Kearny, NJ  The employer did not provide fit tests for workers required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators during manual demolition of a cinder block and sheetrock wall.  The wall contained crystalline silica at 6.0% (sheet rock ) and 10% (cinder block).  Violation occurred on or about 4/7/14.

Issued

May 20, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) High Speed Tray Sorter wall, South Platform, US Postal Service Dominick V. Daniels facility, 850 Newark Turnpike, Kearny, NJ  The employer did not provide respirator training for workers required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators during manual demolition of a cinder block and sheetrock wall.  The wall contained crystalline silica at 6.0% (sheet rock ) and 10% (cinder block).  Violation occurred on or about 4/7/14.

Issued

May 20, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a)  U.S. Postal Service Dominick V. Daniels facility, Kearny, NJ, High Speed Tray Sorter wall demolition, South Platform  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for workers performing manual demolition of a cinder block and sheet rock wall.  The wall contained crystalline silica at 6.0% (sheet rock) and 10% (cinder block).  Violation occurred on or about 4/7/14.

Issued

May 20, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: 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:  a)  U.S. Postal Service Dominick V. Daniels facility, Kearny, NJ, High Speed Tray Sorter wall demolition, South Platform  The employer did not train workers performing manual demolition of a cinder block and sheet rock wall on the hazards of crystalline silica.  The wall contained crystalline silica at 6.0% (sheet rock) and 10% (cinder block).  Violation occurred on or about 4/7/14.