OSHA Inspection: STATEN INDUSTRIES, LLC

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iii): Hand soap or similar cleansing agents shall be provided.  a) On or about July 24, 2014 hand soap or other cleansing agent was not provided for employees to wash hands after the use of the portable toilet.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iv): Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling, convenient to the lavatories, shall be provided.  a) On or about July 24, 2014 individual hand towels or other ways to dry hands after washing was not provided.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.52(a): Protection against the effects of noise exposure shall be provided when the sound levels exceed those shown in Table D-2 of this section when measured on the A-scale of a standard sound level meter at slow response.  a) Sandblaster/Painter exposed to continuous noise at 367% of the permissible daily noise (eight hour time weighted average sound level 90 decibels) or equivalent sound level of approximately 99.3 decibels during the   253 minutes of sampling period was not wearing hearing protection.  b) Sandblaster/Painter exposed to continuous noise at 362% of the permissible daily noise (eight hour time weighted average sound level of 90 decibels) or equivalent sound level of approximately 99.2 decibels during the 255 minutes of sampling period was not wearing hearing protection.   c) Pot Tender/ Supervisor exposed to noise at 266% of the permissible daily noise level (eight hour time weighted average sound level of 90 decibels) or equivalent sound level of approximately 97.0 decibels during the 260 minutes of sampling period was not wearing hearing protection correctly.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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:  a) Painting/Blasting Area - On or about August 7, 2014 where an employee wearing a 3M half mask respirator while operating a sand pot during sandblasting activities was overexposed to total silica dust at an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 31.42 million particles per cubic feet (mppcf) during a 270 minute sampling period.  This exposure is approximately 4.4 times the daily permissible exposure limit of 7.143 mppcf.  Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 210 minutes not sampled.     b) Painting/Blasting Area - On or about August 8, 2014 where an employee wearing a Bullard air supplied respirator while engaged in sandblasting activities was overexposed to total silica dust at an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 71.76 mppcf during a 360 minute sampling period.  This exposure is approximately 12.9 times the daily permissible exposure limit of 5.55 mppcf.  Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 120 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii): Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;  a) On or about July 24, 2014 four employees wearing respirators such as the 3M North half mask and the Bullard air supplied respirator were not provided a medical evaluation to determine if employees were capable of wearing respiratory protection.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(iii): Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;  a) On or about July 24, 2014 employees wearing the 3M North half mask respirator has not been fit tested.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(v): Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;  a) On or about July 24, 2014 employees wearing a 3M North half mask respirator and a Bullard air supplied hood were not cleaning, disinfecting, or storing the respirator in a manner to prevent contamination.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(4): Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, used on adjustable suspension scaffolds was not capable of supporting, without failure, at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to that rope with the scaffold operating at either the rated load of the hoist, or 2 (minimum) times the stall load of the hoist, whichever is greater.  On or about July 24, 2014, a wire rope used for a two-point adjustable suspended scaffold (swing gate) broke while in use.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(9): The load end of wire suspension ropes shall be equipped with proper size thimbles and secured by eyesplicing or equivalent means.   a) On or about July 24, 2014 load end of the wire ropes that wre attached to shackles did not have thimbles.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:  a) On or about July 24, 2014 employees elevated approximately eighty feet sandblasting a water tank was not connected to the rope grab which travels on a lifeline and automatically, by friction, engages the lifeline and locks so as to arrest the fall of an employee.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls shall be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Where occupational exposure remains after institution of these controls, personal protective equipment shall also be used.  a) On or about July 24, 2014 Project Manager did not protect himself or used universal precaution when administrating CPR to a employee that had blood and other body fluid coming from his mouth.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) On or about July 24, 2014 employees working with or around chemicals such as but not limited to Tnemec Protective Coating that is a flammable liquid.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(b)(10): "Abrasive blast cleaning nozzles." The blast cleaning nozzles shall be equipped with an operating valve which must be held open manually. A support shall be provided on which the nozzle may be mounted when it is not in use.   a) On or about August 24, 2014 the dead man switch for the blasting nozzle was not functional in that a electrical cord was connected to the block value to close the value from the flow or blasting sand.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Strain relief. Flexible cords shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.   a) On or about July 24, 2014 the strain relief was broken on the sand pot exposing electrical wiring.

Issued

2015-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(3): All firefighting equipment, provided by the employer, shall be conspicuously located.    a) On or about July 24, 2014 fire extinguishers used to extinguish fires was not mounted and readily accessible.