OSHA Inspection: WILLBROS CONSTRUCTION (U.S.), LLC-DELAWARE

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a) At the site, where the employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program.  Employees were performing abrasive blasting activities on a natural gas pipeline that contained a 10% Chrysotile coating.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a) At the site, where the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for the Harsco Black Beauty blasting media.  Employees were performing abrasive blasting activities on a natural gas pipeline.   The Black Beauty blasting media contains Silica.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $7,985 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    a) At the site, where employees performed abrasive blasting activities on a natural gas pipeline inside an excavation that was not protected from cave-ins hazards exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a) At the site, where employees used stairways to access and egress from an excavation that were not equipped with stair rails.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926:    a) At the site, where stairway landings used to access and egress from an excavation were not provided with a guardrail system.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:    a) At the site on or about October 7, 2016 and at times thereafter, where employees were not in a regulated area while removing asbestos containing material (ACM) with a hammer from a natural gas pipeline inside an excavation.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(2): Signs were not provided and displayed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7) :    a) At the site on or about October 7, 2016 and at times thereafter, where there were no warning signs that demarcated the regulated area where employees removed asbestos containing material from a natural gas pipeline that was 10% Chrysotile.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed:    a) At the site, on or about October 7, 2016 and at times thereafter, where the employer did not conduct exposure monitoring to determine the employees' exposure to asbestos.  Employees removed asbestos containing material from a natural gas pipeline that was 10% Chrysotile.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $0 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:    a) At the site on or about October 7, 2016 and at times thereafter, where there was no decontamination area adjacent to the regulated area where employees removed asbestos containing material from a natural gas pipeline.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not ensure participation in the asbestos training program by each employee who was likely to be exposed to asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), or for each employee engaged in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations:    a) At the site on or about October 8, 2016 and at times thereafter, where employees removing asbestos containing material from a natural gas pipeline were not trained in the hazards of asbestos.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(8)(i): Labels were not affixed to all products containing asbestos and to all containers containing such products, including waste containers:    a) At the site, where there were no asbestos labels affixed to the waste containers where asbestos containing material was disposed.