OSHA Inspection: BUCKEYE READY-MIX, LLC

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $6,652

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation did not include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure respiratory hazards such as welding fumes were evaluated when employees were performing torching and welding operations inside of aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5 .

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $0 Reduced

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. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees who were required to wear half face tight fitting respirators when performing torching and welding operations inside of aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5, were provided with a medical evaluation prior to wearing respiratory protection.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees who were required to wear half face tight fitting respirators when performing torching and welding operations inside of aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5 were fit tested on the respiratory protection.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): The employer did not provide each respirator user with a respirator that was clean, sanitary, and in good working order. The employer did not ensure that respirators are cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of this section, or procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer, provided that such procedures are of equivalent effectiveness.     a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure a half face respirator, use by an employee performing torch cutting and welding inside of the aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5, was clean and sanitary.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators. The training was not comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. The employer did not provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the employees required to wear half face tight fitting respirators when performing torch cutting and welding inside of aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5, were provided information and training on the following topics:    1. Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;    2. What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are;    3. How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions;    4. How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;    5. What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator;    6. How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and    7. The general requirements of this section.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): The employer did not conduct evaluations of the workplace as necessary to ensure that the provisions of the current written program were being effectively implemented and that it continues to be effective.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the respiratory protection program had been evaluated to determine if the program was being properly implemented in the workplace.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $8,315

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces. NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure conjoined aggregate bins #2 and #5 were posted with a sign designating the bin as a permit required confined space.    b. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure conjoined aggregate bins #3 and #4 were posted with a sign designating the bins as a permit required confined space.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): If the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complied with this section. The written program was not available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure its written confined space program included procedures for summoning rescue services and procedures for review of the confined space program.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $8,315

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii): The employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to isolating the permit space.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the aggregate conveyor located above conjoined aggregate bins #2 and #5 were isolated to prevent an engulfment hazard for employees performing oxy-acetylene torching and welding inside of the bin below.    b. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the aggregate conveyor located above conjoined aggregate bins #3 and #4 was isolated to prevent an engulfment hazard for employees performing oxy-acetylene torching and welding inside of the bins below.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): The employer did not test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), pre-entry testing was not performed to the extent feasible before entry is authorized and, if entry was authorized, entry conditions were not continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working;    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure atmospheric testing was conducted to determine oxygen content, presence of flammable gases, and potential asphyxiating air contaminants when employees were performing oxy-acetylene torching and welding inside of conjoined aggregate bins #2 and #5.    b. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure atmospheric testing was conducted to determine oxygen content, presence of flammable gases, and potential asphyxiating air contaminants when employees were performing oxy-acetylene torching and welding inside of conjoined aggregate bins #3 and #4.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $8,315

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): The employer did note designate the persons who were to have active roles (as, for example, authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, or persons who test or monitor the atmosphere in a permit space) in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section;.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the employee acting as the confined space supervisor who signed off on the confined space entry permit for the torching and welding work inside of aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5, had received any permit required confined space training.      b. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the employee who was acting as an attendant while employees entered aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5 to perform welding and torching work, had received any permit required confined space training.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue;    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not evaluate the designated emergency services ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner and evaluate the rescue service's ability to rescue entrants from a particular permit space.  Employees were performing oxy-acetylene torching and welding inside of aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5 and the employer had not notified or evaluated the fire departments ability to respond for a rescue.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(10): The employer did not develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by this section;.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure the permit required confined space entry permit used by employees performing oxy-acetylene torching and welding activities in aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5 contained the following information:    1. Atmospheric testing results;    2. Duration of the work;    3. Hazards of the space did not include the potential accumulation of flammable and asphyxiating gases;    4. Hazardous equipment isolation such as the aggregate conveyor which could cause an engulfment hazard;    5. Rescue services to be notified;    6. Protective equipment to be worn such as but not limited to respirators, welding helmets, and flame retardant clothing.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $8,315

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(4)(ii): In order to eliminate the possibility of gas escaping through leaks or improperly closed valves, when gas welding or cutting, the torch valves were not closed and the gas supply to the torch positively shut off at some point outside the confined area whenever the torch was not to be used for a substantial period of time, such as during lunch hour or overnight. Where practicable, the torch and hose were not removed from the confined space.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees performing oxy-acetylene torching in conjoined aggregate bins #2 and #5 removed the torches from the bins when employees were out of the bins for a substantial period of time.    b. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees performing oxy-acetylene torching in conjoined aggregate bins #3 and #4 removed the torches from the bins when employees were out of the bins for a substantial period of time.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(3): Employees exposed to the hazards created by welding, cutting, or brazing operations were not protected by personal protective equipment in accordance with the requirements of 1910.132.     a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees performing torching and welding operations inside of the aggregate bins were wearing flame retardant clothing.

Issued

Jun 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $8,315

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    a. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC located in Marion, Ohio:  On or about February 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure an employees were provided with training on the health effects of argon, acetylene, oxygen, and welding fumes present during welding and torch cutting activities I aggregate bins #2, #3, #4, and #5.