OSHA Inspection: YARRINGTON ROAD MATERIALS LP

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  On or about December 29, 2014, and at times prior thereto, facilities for quick flushing of the eyes and body were not provided for employees who loaded trucks with Portland Cement, a caustic when wet, exposing employees to the hazard of chemical splashed to the eyes and body.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 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:  On or about December 29, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program or provide training for employees working in a ready mix yard where they used products such as, but not limited to, Portland Cement, Silica, X-20 Additive, and The Overnighter.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): 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:  On or about December 29, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide training for employees working in a ready mix yard where they used products such as, but not limited to, Portland Cement, Silica, X-20 Additive, and The Overnighter.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9): The employer did not ensure that labels or other forms of warning were legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift:  On or about December 29, 2014, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to the chemical hazards of chemical liquids in unlabeled storage tanks and an Overnighter tote with a damaged label contained near the Overnighter Wash Area.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about December 29, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for employees working in a ready mix yard where products such as, but not limited to, Portland Cement, Silica, X-20 Additive, and The Overnighter were used.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about December 29, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide the information in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection standard where employees loading cement trucks were voluntarily using dust masks to protect them from nuisance dust.