OSHA Inspection: JK GENERAL CONTRACTORS

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  a. Site - On or about June 1, 2017, the employer failed to perform an initial determination to assess if any employe(s) were exposed to lead at or above the action level.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping of painted surfaces containing up to 43.24% lead.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:  a. Site - On or about June 1, 2017, the employer failed to collect personal samples to assess if any employe(s) were exposed to lead at or above the action level.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping of painted surfaces containing up to 43.24% lead.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required in paragraph (d) of this section and documented that the employee performing any of the listed tasks was not exposed above the PEL, the employer did not treat the employee as if the employee were exposed above the PEL, and not in excess of ten (10) times the PEL, and did not implement employee protective measures prescribed in paragraph (d)(2)(v) of this section:   a. Site - On or about June 1, 2017, the employer failed to treat employees who were manually scraping paint containing lead as if they were exposed to lead above the PEL and additionally did not provide protective measures until an initial exposure assessment had been conducted.  Employees were exposed to lead during manual scrapping of painted surfaces containing up to 43.24% lead.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v): Prior to the performance of an employee exposure assessment as required under paragraph (d) of this section, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in paragraphs (d)(2)(i) through (d)(2)(iv) of this section with interim protection, as indicated in paragraphs (d)(2)(v)(A) through (d)(2)(v)(F):   a. Site - On or about June 1, 2017, the employer, prior to conducting a exposure assessment for lead, did not provide employees who were manually scraping paint containing up to 43.24% lead, protections including:         1. appropriate personal protective clothing,          2. change areas for clothing,          3. biological monitoring consisting of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels.'         4. respiratory protection, such as, a dust respirator approved by NIOSH for lead protection.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a. Site - On or about June 1, 2017, employees working on aluminum ladders within inches of an overhead service entrance electrical power line were exposed to electrical shock and fall hazards, and the employer failed to ensure that the electrical power lines were de-energized or effectively guarded.