OSHA Inspection: GERHOLD CONCRETE CO., INC. .

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    Jobsite - Spray Painting Room: Neither fall protection nor top rails were provided on portions of the elevated working platform. Employees are exposed to falls of approximately 7 feet.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    Jobsite - Spray Room: On or about January 7, 2015 the employer allowed its employees to work in the Spray Room where a designated Exit door was obstructed by a bar lock. Employees can possibly be trapped and exposed to smoke inhalation, burns and possible death.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.36(e)(2): The door that connects any room to an exit route did not swing out in the direction of exit travel when the room is designed to be occupied by more than 50 people or if the room is a high hazard area:    Jobsite - Spray Room: On or about January 7, 2015 the employer allowed its employees to work in the Spray Room where a designated Exit door that connects to an exit route did not swing out in the direction of exit travel. The Spray Room is considered a high hazard area because the employer stores large quantities of flammable liquids which are likely to burn with extreme rapidity or explode.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    Jobsite - Spray Room: On or about January 7, 2015 the employer allowed its employees to work in the Spray Room where a designated Exit door was completely covered by plastic poly sheeting. Employees can possibly be trapped and exposed to smoke inhalation, burns and possible death.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $6,500

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): Where the employer required employees to wear respirators, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures, as specified in subparagraphs (c)(1)(i) through (ix) of this section:      Jobsite: The employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear N95 particulate respirators, North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and/or 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators in the workplace.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:      Jobsite: The employer failed to provide respiratory protection training prior to requiring the employees to wear N95 particulate respirators, North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and/or 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators in the workplace.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 07200731152016202571

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:    Jobsite: On or about January 7, 2015 the employer required employees to wear North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and/or 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators in the workplace. Yet, it did not ensure they were inspected, cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition. Both the inside and outside of the North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators were found to be contaminated with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to: Iron Oxide Fume, Copper Fume, Manganese Fume, Zinc Fume, Cobalt Metal Dust and Fume, and Vanadium Fume.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 07200731152016202571

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:    Jobsite: On or about January 7, 2015 the employer required employees to wear North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and/or 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators in the workplace. Yet, it did not ensure they were stored in a manner that would protect the respirators from dust, debris, oil paint or damaging chemicals. All the North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators were stored in the open in an office near the Spray Room, and were found to be contaminated with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to: Iron Oxide Fume, Copper Fume, Manganese Fume, Zinc Fume, Cobalt Metal Dust and Fume, and Vanadium Fume.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      Jobsite: The employer failed to provide medical evaluation prior to requiring employees to wear N95 particulate respirators, North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators and/or 3M L-Series Face Shield Hard Hat Powered Air Purifying respirators in the workplace.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):      Jobsite: The employer failed to ensure fit testing prior to requiring employees to wear N95 particulate respirators and/or North 7700 Series Half Mask respirators in the workplace.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:      Jobsite: The employer is failing to comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, such as, but not limited to, Diamond Vogel Paint Enamel L/F, using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:     Jobsite: Safety Data Sheets for Diamond Vogel Paint Enamel L/F were not maintained at the jobsite.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:      Jobsite: Employees are required to perform tasks, such as, but not limited to, spray painting, truck drum cleaning and sandblasting exposing them to hazardous chemicals. Yet the employer is failing to provide employees training to recognize, evaluate and control exposure to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Xylene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Carbon Monoxide and Crystalline Silica.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.