OSHA Inspection: CRETE LUMBER AND FARM SUPPLY CO

Issued

Dec 24, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards of 8' eave to ground in that; employees replacing the roof on the single story house with a 3.5 in 12 pitch did not use fall protection at the jobsite located at 1040 E. 13th St, Crete, NE 68333.

Issued

Dec 24, 2015

Abate by

Feb 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9954

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace:    The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards such as but not limited to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer in that; a competent person did not conduct an exposure assessment before the initiation of the removal of roofing tiles containing 15% chrysotile asbestos at the jobsite located at 1040 E. 13th St, Crete, NE 68333.

Issued

Dec 24, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9954

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(ii)(B): Feasible wet methods were not used to remove roofing materials that were not intact or that were rendered not intact during removal:    The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards such as but not limited to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer in that; feasible wet methods were not used to suppress airborne fibers and particulate while employees were removing roofing tiles containing 15% chrysotile asbestos that did not remain fully intact at the jobsite located at 1040 E. 13th St, Crete, NE 68333.

Issued

Dec 24, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9954

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(i): The employer failed to implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) [except (d)(1)(iii)], and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.1101 to use a respirator:    The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards such as but not limited to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer in that; a respiratory protection program was not implemented to ensure the proper selection and use of appropriate respirators for employees removing roofing tiles that contained 15% chrysotile at the jobsite located at 1040 E. 13th St, Crete, NE 68333.

Issued

Dec 24, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9954

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not select the appropriate respirators as specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A):  The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards such as but not limited to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer in that; filtering facepiece respirators were used instead of appropriate respiratory protection for employees removing roofing tiles that contained 15% chrysotile at the jobsite located at 1040 E. 13th St, Crete, NE 68333.

Issued

Dec 24, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9954

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A): Employees performing Class II work were not trained in all the elements included in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii) and the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g):    The employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards such as but not limited to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer in that; at the jobsite located at 1040 E. 13th St, Crete, NE 68333 employees removing roofing tiles that contained 15% chrysotile asbestos were not trained on the specific work practices and engineering controls to implement in order to limit exposure to airborne asbestos fibers.