OSHA Inspection: KINDLER DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $3,462 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A) as required by 1926.103: Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that employees wearing respirators with tight-fitting facepieces did not have facial hair between the sealing surface of the facepiece and face.  Employees were required to wear a 3M model 6300 1/2 face air purifying respirator equipped with model 60923 organic vapor/acid gas/P100 cartridges.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f):    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide appropriate respiratory protection until an exposure assessment had been conducted.  Employees were required to wear a 3M model 6300 1/2 face air purifying respirator equipped with model 60923 organic vapor/acid gas/P100 cartridges which provided a protection factor of 10.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not select, and provide to employees, the appropriate respirators as specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A):    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide appropriate respiratory protection.  Employees were required to wear a 3M model 6300 1/2 face air purifying respirator equipped with model 60923 organic vapor/acid gas/P100 cartridges which provided a protection factor of 10.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $3,462 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that employees were not exposed to lead concentrations above the permissible exposure limit.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(1): The employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit:  a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to implement feasible engineering controls and work practices to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,920 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with 29 CFR 1926.62(c) prior to commencement of the job:    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to establish and implement a written compliance program.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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):    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to perform an initial determination to assess if any employee(s) were exposed to lead at or above the action level.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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:    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to collect personal samples to assess employee exposure to lead.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $3,462 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(B): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(g):    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, an exposure assessment had not been performed, and the employer failed to ensure hoods attached to protective suits were worn by employees.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1)(ii): The employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, and ensure the employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments, such as, but not limited to gloves, hat, and shoes or disposable shoe coverlets:  a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure hoods attached to protective suits were worn by employees.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $3,462 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(D): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with hand washing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5):    a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide adequate hand washing facilities for employees in that a bucket of water was provided for hand washing.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i): The employer did not provide adequate hand washing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f), for use by employees exposed to lead:  a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide adequate hand washing facilities for employees in that a bucket of water was provided for hand washing.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coating, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees:   a. Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide adequate hand washing facilities for employees. The washing facilities did not include a lavatory with hot and cold running water or tepid running water.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping and demolition of painted surfaces containing up to 6.01% lead.  Employee exposure to airborne lead during removal (scraping and demolition) of lead coatings as measured by OSHA on October 4, 2016 was 883 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight hour period, which is 17.6 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Jan 6, 2017

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,352 · Current $1,152 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, or receptacles had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:    a. Room #3 in Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that an 120 volt light switch was covered.  Employees used the light switch to provide power to lighting and were exposed to the live electrical parts and wiring.    b. Room #3 in Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that an 120 volt outlet was covered.  Employees used the outlet to power a vacuum and were exposed to the live electrical parts and wiring.  c. Room #5 in Unit 1 of 286 Douglas Street - On or about October 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that an 120 volt light switch was covered.  Employees used the light switch to provide power to lighting and were exposed to the live electrical parts and wiring.