OSHA Inspection: GMJ CONTRACTING CORP.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,742 · Current $1,000 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:    a) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 13th Floor:   An employee mixing portland cement was required to wear respiratory protection (e.g., N95 respirator) and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program; on or about 6/27/16    b) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY- Building A - 13th Floor:   An employee cutting concrete blocks was required to wear respiratory protection (e.g., 3M half-face air purifying respirator) and the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program; on or about 6/27/16.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 13th Floor:   An employee mixing portland cement was required to wear respiratory protection (e.g., N95 respirator) and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use respiratory protection prior to requiring it to be worn; on or about 6/27/16.    b) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY- Building A - 13th Floor:   An employee cutting concrete blocks was required to wear respiratory protection (e.g., 3M 1/2 face air purifying respirator) and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use respiratory protection prior to requiring it to be worn; on or about 6/27/16.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

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:    a) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 13th Floor:   An employee mixing portland cement was required to wear respiratory protection (e.g., N95 respirator) and the employer did not provide fit testing prior to initial use; on or about 6/27/16.    b) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY- Building A - 13th Floor:   An employee cutting concrete blocks was required to wear respiratory protection (e.g., 3M half-face air purifying respirator) and the employer did not provide fit testing prior to initial use; on or about 6/27/16.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(A): Powered industrial truck operators did not receive training on operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator was authorized to operate:    a)  1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY:    An employee using a electrically-powered Hyster motorized hand truck to move a  loads of bricks and blocks into a hoist did not receive training on operator instructions, warnings and precautions; on or about 6/23/16.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:      a) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 13th Floor:   Employees  were handling and mixing portland cement and cutting concrete blocks (crystalline silica) and the employer did not provide training on the health hazards of the chemicals that the employees were working with; on or about 6/27/16.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    a) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 13th Floor:   Employees handling and mixing portland cement and cutting concrete blocks (crystalline silica) were not provided training on the information (e.g., pictograms) displayed on the containers of these hazardous chemicals; on or about 6/27/16.

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.52(d)(1): In all cases where the sound levels exceeded the values shown in Table D-2 of 29 CFR 1926.52, a continuing, effective hearing conservation program was not administered:    a) 1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 2nd Floor:   An employee cutting concrete blocks using a masonry saw was exposed to noise levels in excess of the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit of 90 dBA on 8/9/16. The employee was exposed to a continuous noise level of 96.8 dBA as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA), which was equivalent to 255.5 % of the Permissible Exposure Limit.  The sampling time was 432 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.  The employer did not administer a continuing an effective hearing conservation program which included noise monitoring and audiometric testing; on or about 8/9/16.    b)  1544 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY - Building A - 2nd Floor:  An employee mixing cement was exposed to a noise levels in excess of the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit of 90 dBA on 8/9/16. The employee was exposed to a continuous noise level of 92.6 dBA as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA), which was equivalent to 143.1 % of the Permissible Exposure Limit.  The sampling time was 405 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.  The employer did not administer a continuing an effective hearing conservation program which included noise monitoring and audiometric testing; on or about 8/9/16.