OSHA Inspection: GREENBELT ASSOCIATES INC T/A GREENBELT LANDSCAPES

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure ladders were used only for the purposes for which they were designed.    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a folded A-Frame Ladder that was 8 ft tall to access the mixing drum of a cement mixer, on or about 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,802 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): A representative monitoring program was not developed and implemented when information indicated that an employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8 hour time weighted average of 85dBA:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees engaged in chipping and jackhammering operations inside truck drum mixers, are required to wear hearing protection to minimize exposure to noise levels. The employer did not develop and implement a noise monitoring program for employees, when information indicated that an employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8 hour time weighted average of 85dBA, thus exposing employees to a hearing loss, on or about, 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,802 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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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) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees engaged in chipping and jackhammering of cement build-up inside of truck drum mixers, are required to wear tight-fitting full facepiece respirators. The employer did not implement and develop a written respiratory protection program, on or about, 3/1/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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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) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees engaged in chipping and jackhammering of cement build-up inside of truck drum mixers, are required to wear tight-fitting full facepiece respirators. The employer did not ensure that affected employees were provided with a medical evaluation, to determine the employees ability to use a respirator prior to requiring its use, on or about, 3/1/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees engaged in chipping and jackhammering of cement build-up inside of truck drum mixers are required to wear tight-fitting full facepiece respirators. The employer did not provide affected employees with respiratory protection training, on or about, 3/1/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $4,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not ensure that head protection was worn for employees who are required to remove cement build-up inside of truck drum mixers, thus exposing employees to a struck by hazard of falling concrete debris, on or about, 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $4,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.136(a): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not ensure that affected employees required to remove cement build-up inside of truck drum mixers, wore protective footwear. Employees were exposed to foot injuries from falling concrete debris, on or about, 03/01/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees were required to enter into and perform cement chipping operations inside the cement mixer drum. The worksite was not evaluated for permit-required confined spaces exposing employees to crushed and struck by hazards from the mixing drum, tools and debris, on or about 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not inform employees chipping concrete within a mixing drum of the dangers associated with permit-required confined space, via danger signs or other effective means, for struck by hazards from the mixing drum, tools and debris, on or about 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not develop and implement a written permit-required confined space program for employees working within a Concrete Mixing drum while engaged in concrete chipping and exposed to struck by hazards. On 03/01/2017, a worker was crushed to death by the concrete mixing drum.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:(a)     a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The company did not implement specific procedures to educate its employees for working within a permit- required confined space. On 03/01/2017, an employee was crushed to death by the truck body and the mixing drum.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not utilize or implement specific procedural steps for controlling hazardous energy while performing concrete chipping of a concrete mixing drum. such as but not limited to chipping concrete on the inside of the drum, on or about 3/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:      a) Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the company energy control procedures at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed, on or about 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    a)155 Dey Road, Wayne NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not provide training to employees on the company energy control program to ensure knowledge and skills required by the program. An employee rotated the mixing drum of a cement mixer, resulting in the death of another worker crushed by the rotating drum of the cement mixer, on or about 03/01/2017.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $7,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    a) Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees did not use lockout devices on the cement mixer truck while chipping concrete from the interior walls while inside the mixing drum.  On 03/01/2017 an employee was crushed to death by the rotating drum.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,802 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, Titan Portland Cement, and ProAsh (containing 60-90% silica). The employer did not implement and develop a written hazard communication program, thus exposing employees to hazardous chemicals, on or about, 3/1/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals and substances, including but not limited to, Titan Portland Cement, ProAsh, and Sika Air, on or about, 3/1/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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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:  a) 155 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, Concrete Mixing Drum: Employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, Titan Portland Cement, ProAsh, and Sika Air. The employer did not provide training, covering the health effects and safe methods and practices to use when working with hazardous chemicals and substances, thus exposing employees to hazardous chemicals, on or about, 3/1/17.