OSHA Inspection: HENKELS & MCCOY GROUP, INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(vi): The written program did not contain procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  205 Prescott Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - On or about September 1, 2016, the employers written respiratory protection program did not contain specific information on how employees, exposed to an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica in 123 minutes during one workshift, would be assured of breathing at least Grade D quality, adequate quantity, and sufficient flow of breathing-air supplied to their Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmets, during abrasive blasting operations, including but not limited to the in-line air-purifying sorbent bed and filter maintenance and replacement schedule for the Sullivan-Palatek Model # D0185, Site # 21055 diesel-powered oil-lubricated air compressor.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii): Breathing air did not meet requirements for Grade D breathing air as described in the ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that the compressed air supplied to the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet supplied-air respirator had at least met the requirements of Grade D breathing air for employees required to use respirators while being exposed above an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ?g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica dust collected in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift.  The air supplied to the Bullard Helmet did not meet the ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification for Air, G-7.1-1989 and negated the respirators NIOSH-certification because the air would drip hydrocarbons into the hair of the employee from the air outlet within the helmet, the carbon monoxide sensor for use in that the sensor was not regularly calibrated to validate and contextualize the sensor readings and alarms at least in the manufacturers recommended intervals, there was no indication of the oxygen or carbon dioxide quantities in the air, and the air often had the noticeable odor of generator exhaust in the air coming from the Sullivan-Palatek Model # D0185, Site # 21055 diesel-powered oil-lubricated air compressor.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5): The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators are constructed and situated so as to fulfill the requirements (i) through (iv) of this section:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that the Sullivan-Palatek Model # D0185, Site # 21055 diesel-powered oil-lubricated air compressor was properly equipped to supply Grade D breathing air to the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet  because there was no work rule about  proper air compressor intake placement, no in-line air-purifying hydrocarbon sorbent bed, water desiccant filter [dehumidifier], oxygen concentration sensor, or signed maintenance tags indicating the last time that the air compressors filters and sorbent beds had been maintained and/or replaced for employees regularly exposed above an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica dust, a known carcinogen, in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that the Sullivan-Palatek Model # D0185, Site # 21055 diesel-powered oil-lubricated air compressor used to supply breathing air for employees, regularly exposed above an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ?g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica dust, a known carcinogen, in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift, were required to use the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet  supplied-air respirators without a high-temperature alarm or a carbon monoxide sensor in the manufacturers recommended calibration condition to validate and contextualize the sensor readings and alarms to prevent the carbon monoxide concentration in the compressed air supplied to the respirator from exceeding 10 parts per million particles of air (ppm).    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(vii): The written program did not contain provisions for training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they were potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  205 Prescott Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - On or about September 1, 2016, the employers written respiratory protection program did not contain specific information on how employees, exposed to an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica in 123 minutes during one workshift, would be provided with effective information and training on respiratory hazards such as but not limited to 2-part pipe coating epoxy, carbon monoxide, particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) dust, and respirable crystalline silica dust to which they were exposed along the pipeline, during routine and emergency situations.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that employees left the respirator use area when employees detected vapor or gas breakthrough, changes in breathing resistance, or leakage of the facepiece: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  205 Prescott Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - On or about September 1, 2016, the employer failed to implement respirator work rules to ensure that every time the employee-user of the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet supplied-air respirators had a detected vapor, detected particulate, and/or a detected gaseous odor in the air supplied to the respirator work was stopped, the employee relocated to a safe, air contaminant-free area, and the respiratory protection system was repaired or replaced before the work would be allowed to continue, for employees exposed to the respiratory hazards of 2-part pipe coating epoxy, carbon monoxide, particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) dust, and respirable crystalline silica dust, generating 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposures 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ?g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica measured in 123 minutes during one workshift along the pipeline.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, during a 10-hour workshift, an employee was exposed to airborne respirable crystalline silica dust at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average concentration of 89.24 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m(3)), or 1.78 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ?g/m(3), while abrasive blasting the pipeline.  The sampling was performed for 123 minutes during one shift on August 30, 2016, and zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 357 minutes of an 8-hour workshift.  The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to safely use a Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet supplied-air respirator before his first use of the required respiratory protection.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,975 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560501081108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.101(b): Ear protective devices inserted in the ear were not fitted or determined individually by competent persons:    a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, an employee, abrasive blasting the pipeline for a 10-hour workshift, was exposed to an  occupational noise exposure for 37 minutes, at a level of approximately 155% of the allowable dose, using the 90 dB criterion level.  This was equivalent to an exposure of approximately 93.16 dBA 8-hr. TWA, in excess of the OSHA PEL, which was capable of causing hearing loss.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time period of 443 minutes.  The employee was not fitted with hearing protection devices inserted in the ear by competent person.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,118 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(viii): The written program did not contain provisions for training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) 205 Prescott Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - On or about September 1, 2016, the employers written respiratory protection program did not contain specific information on how employees, exposed to an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica in 123 minutes during one workshift, would be provided with effective information and training on the proper use and effectiveness of Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmets, including the appropriate atmospheric conditions for putting on and removing them, their effectiveness and usage limitations, and their regular maintenance requirements.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on the physical and health hazards associated with the chemicals used in the workshop such as, but not limited to 2-part pipe coating epoxy, carbon monoxide, particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) dust, and respirable crystalline silica dust with a generated 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one10-hour workshift.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ix): The written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  205 Prescott Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - On or about September 1, 2016, the employers written respiratory protection program did not contain specific information on how the program would be evaluated, including an observation and employee interview schedule to determine the programs effectiveness at keeping employees protected from the respiratory hazards on site such as, but not limited to 2-part pipe coating epoxy, carbon monoxide, particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) dust, and respirable crystalline silica dust, where an employee 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure was 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica, captured in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  205 Prescott Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - On or about September 1, 2016, the employer failed to conduct evaluations of the workplace to ensure the effectiveness and proper implementation of the respiratory protection program, including but not limited to regularly consulting the employees about the programs effectiveness and whether there are any problems with respect to respirator air quality, respirator cleaning and storage facilities, respirator performance, respirator interferences with employee duties, respirator appropriateness to workplace hazards, proper respirator use in all employee-encountered workplace conditions, and proper respirator maintenance for employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica, a known carcinogen, regularly at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one10-hour workshift.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer had not implemented respirator work rules which ensured that the respirators were cleaned and disinfected in order to maintain the sanitary and contaminant-free condition of the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet supplied-air respirators as the manufacturer recommends; the respirator was used in abrasive blasting activities, incidentally soiled with sweat and body fluids, removed, and placed in the crew transportation vehicle without first being rinsed of the respirable silica-containing dust, sweat, and body fluids that coated it after having protected the employee from an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica dust, a known carcinogen, in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer failed to implement respirator work rules which ensured the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet supplied-air respirators were properly stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and packed or stored to prevent damage to the visor, hoses, cape, and cowl of the respirators in that no safe storage container or location was provided to protectively store the respirators exposed to abrasive blast damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive body moisture, 2-part pipe coating epoxy, carbon monoxide, particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) dust, and respirable crystalline silica dust at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica dust collected in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,118 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(2): Training was not conducted in a manner that was understandable to the employees:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, the employer failed to provide employees, regularly exposed above an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average exposure 1.78 times the airborne Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ¼g/m(3) for respirable crystalline silica dust, a known carcinogen, in 123 minutes of abrasive blasting during one workshift, and required to use the Bullard 88VX Series Abrasive Blasting Helmet  supplied-air respirators with effective, comprehensive, and understandable information and training on proper respirator fit, use, storage, inspection, maintenance, cleaning, and the limitations, capabilities, and possible malfunctions of the helmeted supplied-air respirators provided for the employees use.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Feb 10, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05300560501090109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(c): Personal protective equipment was not of safe design and construction for the work to be performed:    a)  Pine Hill Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania - On or about August 30, 2016, an employee, abrasive blasting the pipeline, was not protected from the abrasive blast materials by the ProGard Coveralls Model # 19122, which were rated for protection against Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens and X174 Bacteriophage Penetration, ASTM F1671 / F1671M, where leather chaps would have prevented the penetration and shredding of the coverall material by the abrasive blast media.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.