OSHA Inspection: BERTRAM DRILLING, INC.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   A written respiratory protection program was not developed for grouters dumping dry material into a mixer.  It was mandatory for employees to wear an elastomer respirator when dumping bags of grout dry ingredients, such as silica sand, and graphite.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  Employees silica exposure was not evaluated when grouters dumped dry ingredients, containing silica, into a mixer.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   Employees  were not provided a medical evaluation after it was mandatory to wear an elastomer respirator when dumping dry grout ingredients into a mixer.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109135

General-duty citation text

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):  Employees were not fit tested after it was mandatory to wear elastomer respirators when dumping dry grout ingredients into a mixer.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.52(d)(1): In all cases where the sound levels exceeded the values shown in Table D-2 of 29 CFR 1926.52, a continuing, effective hearing conservation program was not administered:  On or about April 01, 2015 employees were exposed to noise levels that exceeded 90 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average, without evaluating noise levels, audiogram evaluation and training on noise.  a) The drill operator was exposed to 92.77 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  The employee was sampled on April 01, 2015 for 503 minutes.  b)  The drill operator was exposed to 91.77 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  The employee was sampled on April 01, 2015 for 490 minutes.