OSHA Inspection: GFRC ACQUISITION, LLC

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

Hazardous substances S910

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:    On or about 05/06/2015, in the work yard, the employer required respirator use for employees performing concrete grinding on shelters and did not establish worksite specific procedures in the written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   On or about 05/06/2015, in the work yard, the employer required employees to wear half-mask respirators with tight-fitting facepieces while grinding concrete and did not provide medical evaluations.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about 5/6/2015, in the work yard, the employer required employees to wear respirators with tight-fitting face pieces while grinding concrete and did not ensure that employees received fit-testing prior to initial use or annually.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to crystalline silica in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average limits listed in Table Z-3:    The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to crystalline silica in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average listed in Table Z-3.  This violation occurred on or about May 6th, 2015 when grinding of concrete exposed an employee to respirable dust containing crystalline silica in excess of the calculated 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.37 milligrams per cubic meter of air.  The employee was monitored for 137 minutes while grinding surfaces on concrete shelters and was exposed to 9.5 milligrams per cubic meter of respirable dust containing crystalline silica.  The 8-hour time-weighted average of 2.7 milligrams per cubic meter of air was calculated assuming zero exposure for the remaining 343 minutes.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):   On or about 05/06/2015, in the work yard, the employer allowed employees to conduct grinding on concrete shelters and did not implement engineering controls to mitigate dust containing crystalline silica at concentrations above the PEL.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  On or about 05/06/2015, in the work yard, the employer allowed employees to grind concrete and did not select an appropriate respirator cartridge for exposure to particulates.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  On or about 05/06/2015, in the work yard, the employer required employees to wear tight fitting facepiece respirators while grinding concrete as part of finishing work on shelters and allowed them to have facial hair in areas that interfered with valve function and face seal.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Oct 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   On or about 05/06/2015, in the work yard, the employer allowed employees to grind concrete on shelters and did not evaluate employee exposure to crystalline silica.