OSHA Inspection: JC FIBERGLASS LLC

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1141.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  115 Maple St.: Employees were required to wear half mask respirators during the fiberglass installation process. The employer did not develop and implement a worksite-specific written respiratory protection program, on or about 6/29/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   a) 115 Maple St.: Medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to wear a respirator was not provided to those who were required to wear a half mask respirator, on or about 6/29/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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)  115 Maple St.: The employer did not provide comprehensive and understandable respirator training for those employees who were required to wear respirators, on or about 6/29/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a) Front Deck: Employees engaged in fiberglass waterproofing without any means of fall protection were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet, on or about 6/21/17.  a) Back Deck: Employees engaged in fiberglass waterproofing without any means of fall protection were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet, on or about 6/21/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii) i -    the nature of fall hazards in the work area ii -   the correct procedure for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection system to be used iii -   the use and operation of guardrail, personal fall arrest, safety net, warning line, safety monitoring, controlled access zone and other protection to be used iv -  the role of the employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used v -  the limitations of the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs vi -  the correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment an materials and the erection of overhead protection and  vii -  the role of employees in fall protection plans viii - the standards contained in this subpart    a) 115 Maple St: Employees that were engaged in waterproofing work while on decks approximately 12 feet above the lower level were not trained in the recognition and control of fall hazards, on or about 6/21/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.     a) 115 Maple St.: Employer failed to report hospitalization of an employee that occurred on 6/21/17