OSHA Inspection: SEWER SOLUTIONS LLC

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:    (a)  Sewer Solutions LLC @ 1470 Lehigh Street, Boulder, CO 80305:  On and before November 22, 2014, the employer did not ensure that each employee working within the trench excavation in the middle of Lehigh Street was protected from cave-in, in that, the trench was measured depth of 10' and approximately 2' 8" in width and lacked any protective system such as sloping, benching, or a shield system.  Employees were hand digging the trench and monitoring a lining operation for a sewer line. This condition exposed employees to crushing hazards by trenching wall cave-in.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     a) Sewer Solutions LLC, 1470 Lehigh Street, Boulder, CO 80305:  On and before November 22, 2014, the employer did not ensure a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also included a hazardous chemicals list and methods used to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks, had not been developed for employee exposures, such as but not limited, to the following:      (1) The employees used gasoline (red can), Quikcrete concrete mix which contains silica and epoxy resin material used in the Perma Liner inversion machine to line sewer pipe.  These materials can expose employees to skin and respiratory hazards.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)   a) Sewer Solutions LLC, 1470 Lehigh Street, Boulder, CO 80305:  On and before November 22, 2014, the employer did not did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets (SDS) for each hazardous chemical in the workplace. The employees can use materials, such as but not limited, to the following:    (1) The employees used gasoline (red can), Quikcrete concrete mix which contains silica and epoxy resin material used in the Perma Liner inversion machine to line sewer pipe.  These materials can expose employees to skin and respiratory hazards.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.   a) Sewer Solutions LLC, 1470 Lehigh Street, Boulder, CO 80305:  On and before November 22, 2014, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area such as but not limited to gasoline (red can), Quikcrete concrete mix which contains silica and epoxy resin material used in the Perma Liner inversion machine to line sewer pipe.  These materials can expose employees to skin and respiratory hazards.    Abatement Note:    (a)       Employees shall be informed of:    (1)       Any operation in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and,    (2)       The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and material safety data sheets required by this section.    (b)       Employee training shall include at least:    (1)       Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.);    (2)       The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area;    (3)       The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used;    (4)       The details of the hazardous communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.