OSHA Inspection: SOS SODA BLASTING, INC.

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 26, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about October 12, 2015 through October 21, 2015:  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions associated with exposure to lead and silica during an abrasive blasting task. Additionally, employees were not made aware of the regulations applicable to their environment to control or eliminate hazards posed by exposure to lead such as short term (acute) effects such as acute encephalopathy as well as long term (chronic) effects such as severe damage to the blood forming, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems, and the hazards posed by exposure to silica such as silicosis, lung cancer, other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases as well as kidney and immune system diseases.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 26, 2016

Penalty

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

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i):   Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  On or about October 12, 2015 through October 21, 2015:  Employees were exposed to lead while performing an abrasive blasting task to remove lead paint from interior walls and support columns; the employer did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level. Overexposure to lead can produce short term (acute) effects such as acute encephalopathy as well as long term (chronic) effects such as severe damage to the blood forming, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii):   The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:  On or about October 12, 2015 through October 21, 2015:  Employees were exposed to lead while performing an abrasive blasting task to remove lead paint from interior walls and support columns; the employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift for each job classification in each work area to assess initial exposure to lead. Overexposure to lead can produce short term (acute) effects such as acute encephalopathy as well as long term (chronic) effects such as severe damage to the blood forming, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).