OSHA Inspection: WHITE MOUNTAIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,993 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(m)(4): Written materials required to be retained under 29 CFR 1910.134 were not made available upon request to affected employees and to the Assistant Secretary or designee for examination and copying:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not provide the respiratory protection documentation to the Assistant Secretary's designee upon request.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,989 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer failed to ensure that the exposure assessment was conducted in time to comply with requirements which are triggered by the exposure data or the lack of a negative exposure assessment:    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not conduct an exposure assessment for employees working in an area where asbestos containing material was jackhammered without any controls.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not conduct an exposure assessment for employees working in an area where asbestos containing material was jackhammered without any controls.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(i): All Class II work was not supervised by a competent person as defined in 29 CFR 1926.1101(b):      Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, Class II asbestos work was conducted without there being a competent person supervising the work.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $6,984 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(v): When performing any other Class II removal of asbestos containing material for which specific controls have not been listed in paragraph (g)(8)(iv)(A) through (D) of this section, the employer did not ensure that the work practices listed in 1926.1101 (g)(8)(v)(A) through (D) were complied with.    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, Class II asbestos work was conducted without the controls required in 1926.1101(g)(8)(iv)(A) through 1926.1101(g)(8)(iv)(D).

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface, for employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation:    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, Class II asbestos work was conducted without an decontamination area next to the work area.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(iii): For employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation work clothing was not cleaned with a HEPA vacuum before it was removed:    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, Class II asbestos work was conducted without a HEPA vacuum onsite to decontaminate employees clothing.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(iv): For employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation all equipment and containers filled with asbestos containing material was not cleaned prior to removing them from the equipment room or area:    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, equipment used to conduct Class II asbestos work was removed from the site without an decontamination.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $6,984 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i): Before the employer permitted its own employees to perform work subject to this standard in areas containing asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM), the employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material therein pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1):      Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not determine the location or quantity of ACM or PACM at the site before starting work.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,482 · Current $5,986 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(C): For Class II operations not involving the categories of material specified in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A), training was not provided which at a minimum included all the elements in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(vii) and in addition the specific work practices and engineering controls of 29 CFR 1926.1101(g), and did not include "hands-on" training in the work practices applicable to each category of material that the employee would remove and each removal method that the employee would use"    Location: Methuen Rotary    On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not train employees who were exposed to class II asbestos work.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

May 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    Location: General    On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not provide the OSHA 301s when requested by the agency.