OSHA Inspection: GUSTAVO REYES

Issued

2017-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.      At the construction site, the employer did not ensure that employees using a masonry saw to cut bricks were protected from being exposed to silica with the use of engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection.

Issued

2017-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:   At the residential construction site, the employer did not assess the exposure for employees using a stationary masonry saw to cut bricks. Employees were potentially exposed to silica.