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OSHA Inspection: EXCEL ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of EXCEL ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. in 18317 HIGHWAY 144, FORT MORGAN, CO 80701 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 341772804.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
EXCEL ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Site address
18317 HIGHWAY 144
City
FORT MORGAN
State
CO
ZIP
80701
Mailing
1852 JASPER STREET UNIT E, AURORA, CO 80011

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Unprogrammed Related (G)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
562910
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

Citations

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.1101 F02 III B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3741.00 · Current $7482.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)(B): The employer did not demonstrate that employee exposures were below the PELs by monitoring prior asbestos jobs within 12 months of the current or projected job, and where the monitoring and analysis conformed to the criteria set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101, and the data was obtained  under workplace conditions "closely resembling" the processes, type of material, control methods, work practices, employee training, and environmental conditions used and prevailing in the employer's current operations:    (a)  Excel Environmental Inc, at 18317 Highway 144, Fort Morgan, CO: On 9/1/16, the employer did not demonstrate that employee exposures were below the PELs by monitoring prior asbestos jobs within 12 months of the current or projected job, and where the monitoring and analysis conformed to the criteria set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101, and the data was obtained  under workplace conditions "closely resembling" the processes, type of material, control methods, work practices, employee training, and environmental conditions used and prevailing in the employer's current operations.  Employees removed building exterior transite paneling containing twenty percent chrysotile asbestos.  This work was Class II asbestos work.  The employees used hammers to punch holes through the transite and then pried off sections.  The work was conducted without use of wet methods.  The employer's negative exposure assessment was based upon sampling data collected during work involving transite.  The employer's negative exposure assessment was not demonstrated through sampling data of Class II work involving transite paneling using engineering controls and work practices that closely resembled the engineering controls and work practices used on 9/1/16 at The Western Sugar Cooperative.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $7482
  • — C (S) $3741
  • — Z (S) $3741

1926.1101 G01 III

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $3741.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii):  The employer did not use work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos, in leak-tight containers:  (a)  Excel Environmental Inc, at 18317 Highway 144, Fort Morgan, CO: On 9/1/16, the employer did not use work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos, in leak-tight containers.  Employees removed building exterior transite paneling containing asbestos.  This work was Class II asbestos work.  The employees used hammers to punch holes through the transite and then pried off sections.  Transite debris, containing twenty percent chrysotile asbestos, was found on 9/13/16 on the first level of the boilerhouse and on the third level of the boilerhouse.  The transite debris was identified as being the same transite as was removed on 9/1/16.  Excel Environmental Inc did not clean-up and dispose of all debris contaminated with asbestos promptly after its removal on 9/1/16.  This condition exposed employees of The Western Sugar Cooperative to an asbestos hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $3741
  • — Z (S) $3741

1926.1101 G08 III B

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(iii)(B): The employer did not ensure that each panel was sprayed with amended water prior to removal, when removing cementitious asbestos-containing siding or transite panels containing ACM on building exteriors:  (a)  Excel Environmental Inc, at 18317 Highway 144, Fort Morgan, CO: On 9/1/16, the employer did not ensure that each panel was sprayed with amended water prior to removal, when removing cementitious asbestos-containing siding or transite panels containing ACM on building exteriors.  Employees removed building exterior transite paneling containing twenty percent chrysotile asbestos.  This work was Class II asbestos work.  The employees used hammers to punch holes through the transite and then pried off sections.  The transite paneling was not sprayed with amended water prior to removal.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.1101 K07 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3741.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i): Warning signs that demarcate the regulated area were not provided at each location where a regulated area was required to be established by paragraph (e) of this section:  (a)  Excel Environmental Inc, at 18317 Highway 144, Fort Morgan, CO: On 9/1/16, the employer did not ensure that warning signs that demarcate the regulated area were provided at each location where a regulated area was required to be established by paragraph (e) of this section.  Employees removed building exterior transite paneling containing twenty percent chrysotile asbestos.  The employees used hammers to punch holes through the transite and then pried off sections.  This work was Class II asbestos work.  The employees worked from an aerial lift and upon a platform on the exterior of the third level of the boilerhouse to remove the transite.  Transite debris fell upon the plastic sheet at ground level beneath their work.  The regulated area established beneath the area of transite removal was not provided with warning signs.  This condition exposed employees of The Western Sugar Cooperative and employees of Precision Industrial Contractors Inc to an asbestos hazard.  (b)  Excel Environmental Inc, at 18317 Highway 144, Fort Morgan, CO: On 9/1/16, the employer did not ensure that warning signs that demarcate the regulated area were provided at each location where a regulated area was required to be established by paragraph (e) of this section.  Employees removed building exterior transite paneling containing twenty percent chrysotile asbestos.  The employees used hammers to punch holes through the transite and then pried off sections.  This work was Class II asbestos work.  The employees set up containment on the interior of the exterior wall of the third level of the boilerhouse where the transite was removed.  The containment, demarcating the regulated area, was not provided with a warning sign.  This condition exposed employees of The Western Sugar Cooperative to an asbestos hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $3741
  • — Z (S) $3741

1926.1101 O03 I B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3741.00 · Current $7482.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(3)(i)(B):  The competent person did not make frequent and regular inspections of the job site in order to ensure (by on-site inspection) the integrity of the enclosure or containment:    (a)  Excel Environmental Inc, at 18317 Highway 144, Fort Morgan, CO: On 9/1/16, the competent person did not make frequent and regular inspections of the job site in order to ensure (by on-site inspection) the integrity of the enclosure or containment.  Employees removed building exterior transite paneling containing twenty percent chrysotile asbestos.  The employees used hammers to punch holes through the transite and then pried off sections.  This work was Class II asbestos work.  The employees set up containment on the interior of the exterior wall of the third level of the boilerhouse where the transite was removed.  The contractor used hammers to "punch out" holes in the transite, which caused the hammer to penetrate through the transite.  This action punched holes through the containment and propelled debris onto the third level floor.  Transite debris was found on 9/16/16 on the third level floor and the first level of the boilerhouse in the area where The Western Sugar Cooperative employees were working.  The competent person did not inspect to ensure the integrity of the containment.  This condition exposed employees of The Western Sugar Cooperative to an asbestos hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $7482
  • — C (S) $3741
  • — Z (S) $3741

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341772804.