SOUTH BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: EMC DRYWALL, LLC
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of EMC DRYWALL, LLC in 45 W. THIRD STREET, SOUTH BOSTON, MA 02127 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 342910718.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EMC DRYWALL, LLC
- Site address
- 45 W. THIRD STREET
- City
- SOUTH BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02127
- Mailing
- 232 AIRPORT ROAD, FITCHBURG, MA 01420
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238310
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 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: Location: Job site The company did not have a written respirator program to govern respirator use during the sanding of drywall joint compound.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1848
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- 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: Location: Job site Elastomeric respirator users are not being medically evaluated to determine whether they are healthy enough to safely use them. Respirator use is mandatory during drywall joint compound sanding operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,434 · Current $2,217 Reduced
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: Location: Job site Employees have not received effective chemical hazard communication training regarding chemical products such as drywall and drywall joint compound.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2217
- — Z (S) $4434
1926.1153 G01
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan: Location: Job site The employer had not established an exposure control plan for silica exposures from tasks such as cutting drywall and sanding drywall compound.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2587
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.1153 D02 I
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Location: Job site. The company did not assess employees respirable silica exposure from tasks such as cutting drywall and sanding drywall compound.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342910718.
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