OSHA Inspection: DELONG'S INCORPORATED

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Abate by

May 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  (a)  At Delong Inc.:  The employer did not perform air sampling to evaluate the possible exposure to silica and dust.  (1)  On or about December 17, 2014, an employee working in the blasting area, was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 247.226 mg/m3 of total dust, which is 16.48 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 15.0 mg/m3.

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  (a) At Delong's Inc.:  The employer did not perform annual fitting test for employees required to wear respirators.

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5): Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually:   (a) At Delongs Inc.:  The employer did not retrained employees annually.  The employees working in the blasting area do not have the respiratory protection training.