OSHA Inspection: SOL CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

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 February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to masonry installation, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program. Employees were required to wear filtering face-piece respirators during cutting and mixing mortar while installing concrete block and brick.

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to masonry installation, the employer did not effectively evaluate employee exposure to crystalline silica exposure while employees were required to mix mortar during block laying operation.

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to masonry installation, the employer did not ensure employees wearing tight-fitting respirators are fit tested prior to use of the respirator. Employees were required to wear respirators during mixing and cutting operations.

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm):    On or about February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to block laying work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure all scaffold platforms extended over the support at least 6 inches.

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    On or about February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to block laying work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure all scaffolds were erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person.

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    On or about February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to block laying work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure employees working from an elevated platform were protected from fall hazards approximately 10-15 feet by a guardrail system including top and mid-rails.

Issued

Mar 16, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):     On or about February 23, 2016 at a job site located at 1110 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, OH, during construction activities including but not limited to masonry installation, the employer did not ensure all powered industrial truck operators were trained and competent prior to operation of the Sky Trak 8042 Rough terrain powered industrial vehicle.