OSHA Inspection: B&B COUNTERTOP RESTORATION, LLC

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Oct 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,955 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a. North exterior wall - Employees were exposed to contact with conductors in that filler plates were not installed in opened spaces on the circuit breaker panel.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Oct 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2): Panel boards were not mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures approved for the purpose and were not dead front:  a. West exterior wall - Employees were exposed to contact with conductors in that the dead front for the circuit breaker panels were removed.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  a. Fabrication area - when 3M respirators were required for fabrication operations, the employer did not provide a written respiratory protection program.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. Fabrication area - when 3M respirators were required for fabrication operations, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation or questionnaire.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a. Fabrication area - when 3M respirators were required for fabrication operations, the employer did not provide fit testing.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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. Fabrication area - the employer did not provide a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to silica dust, acetone and sealers.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a. Fabrication area - the employer did not provide hazard communication safety data sheets for employees exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to silica dust, acetone and sealers.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.

Issued

Sep 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. Fabrication area - the employer did not provide hazard communication training for employees exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to silica dust, acetone and sealers.  Violation observed on or about 5/9/17.