OSHA Inspection: MILES RIVER SAND & GRAVEL, LLC

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  (a)  Location - Rock Crushing Operation On or about 6/24/15, an operator was exposed to an 8-hr TWA of 97.5 dBA or an equivalent dose of 281% during a sampling period of 330 minutes.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 150 minutes not sampled.  (b)  Location - Rock Crushing Operation On or about 6/24/15, an operator was exposed to an 8-hr TWA of 92.3 dBA or an equivalent dose of 137.0% during a sampling period of 330 minutes.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 150 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  (a)  Location - Rock Crushing Operation On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not develop and implement a representative noise monitoring program when information indicated an employee's exposure may equal or exceed an eight hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA.  (See Citation 1, Item 1a-b, for exposure information.)

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  (a)  Location - Rock Crushing Operation On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program for employees exposed to noise levels exceeding an eight hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA.  (See Citation 1, Item 1a-b, for exposure information.)

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k):    Location - Rock Crushing Operation  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not conduct annual hearing conservation training for employees exposed to noise levels exceeding an eight hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA.  (See Citation 1, Item 1a-b, for exposure information.)

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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) Location - Rock Crushing Machine  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees that are required to wear a tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirator or a half face elastomeric respirator while operating the rock crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

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:    (a) Location - Rock Crushing Operation  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard of crystalline quartz silica for employees performing the rock crushing operation on concrete.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:    (a)  Location - Rock Crushing Operation  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not provide respiratory protection training for employees that were required to wear tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirators or half face elastomeric respirators while performing the rock crushing operation.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 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:    (a) Location - Rock Crushing Operation  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees required to wear a tight-fitting filtering face-piece respirator or a half face elastomeric respirator while performing the rock crushing operation.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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):    (a) Location - Rock Crushing Operation  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not provide fit testing for employees that were required to wear tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirators or half face elastomeric respirators while performing rock crushing.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

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:    (a) Location - Rock Crushing Operation  On or about 6/24/15, both employees that were required to wear tight-fitting filtering face-piece respirators had beards that interfered with the sealing surface.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) Location - Rock Crushing Machine On or about 6/18/15, the employer did not develop, document, and utilize specific energy control procedures for employees that perform maintenance and repairs on the rock crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:  (a) Location - Rock Crushing Machine On or about 6/18/15, each employee that performed maintenance and repairs on the rock crushing machine did not affix a personal lockout device to the group lockout device.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    (a)  Location - Rock Crushing Machine  On or about 6/18/15, the employer did not provide training for all employees that perform repairs and maintenance on the rock crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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:    (a)  Location - Site  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees that work with hazardous materials including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline quartz silica, Zep brake flush (acetone, heptane, propanol, methanol), and Zepstart Aero (heptane, diethyl ether).

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    (a)  Location - Site  On or about 6/24/15, the employer did not provide effective information and training for employees, at the time of their initial assignment, that work with hazardous materials including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline quartz silica, Zep brake flush (acetone, heptane, propanol, methanol), and Zepstart Aero (heptane, diethyl ether).