CHAPMANVILLE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: PERSINGER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PERSINGER & ASSOCIATES, INC. in 97 TIGER CIRCLE, CHAPMANVILLE, WV 25508 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 343096368.
What this inspection record means
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PERSINGER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Site address
- 97 TIGER CIRCLE
- City
- CHAPMANVILLE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25508
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 511, CHARLESTON, WV 25322
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
14 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,900 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, as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.103: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior employees were required to wear 3M half mask face respirators with 3M P100 organic vapor cartridges and 3M N95 particulate respirators and the employer did not have written worksite specific procedures on the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) through (ix).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 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, as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.103: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior, the employer requires the use of respirators on the jobsite and did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the ability of employees to wear the 3M half mask face respirators with P100 organic vapor cartridges and the 3M N95 particulate respirators when performing cleaning tasks, hanging and/or spraying insulation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.103: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior, fit testing was not conducted prior to the initial use of the 3M N95 particulate respirator and the 3M half mask face respirator with the organic vapor filters, by employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.103: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior, employees required to wear 3M half mask face respirators with P100 organic vapor cartridges and 3M N95 particulate respirators during construction activities were not provided training on the respirators prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer, as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.103: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior, basic advisory information was not provided to employees voluntarily wearing 3M N95 particulate respirators provided by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in paragraph (l), and as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.602(d): (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School jobsite: On or about April 12, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not ensure that the operator of the JLG model G6-42A had been trained and evaluated prior to operating the lift on the jobsite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $2956
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s), as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.59: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior, safety data sheets (SDS) were not available at the worksite for employees exposed to hazardous materials, such as epoxy for bolts, insulation spray adhesive, masonry concrete and concrete dust, diesel fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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, and as referenced by Construction Standard 1926.59: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 18, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not train employees on the hazards of chemicals used and the measures to take to protect themselves when using and working around or near hazardous materials, such as but not limited to, propane tanks, propane heaters, epoxy, adhesives, fiberglass insulation, and diesel fuel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.150 C01 I
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof and the travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher exceeded 100 feet: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 11, 2018 and times prior, employees were working in a 42,000 square foot building and would need to travel distances of up to 200 feet to access a fire extinguisher.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $2956
1926.150 C01 VIII
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii): Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected periodically and maintained in accordance with maintenance and use of portable fire extinguishers, N.F.P.A. No. 10A-1970: (a) Administrative office area: On or about April 11, 2018, and times prior, a Buckeye fire class ABC fire extinguisher was not charged and the pull pin was not intact.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) Administrative office roof: On or about April 2, 2018 and times prior, an employee was exposed to a fall of 18 feet 8 inches when going to the roof to take pictures and retrieve tools and materials, such as a portable heater, with no fall protection. (b) Administrative office roof: On or about March 14, 2018 and times prior, an employee was exposed to a fall of 18 feet 8 inches while working on the roof hatch opening with no fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3696
1926.501 B04 I
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes: (a) Administrative office roof: On or about April 2, 2018 and times prior, an employee climbed to the roof through a roof hatch measuring 32 5/8in. by 56in. and was exposed to falls of 17ft. 1in. due to not covering the roof hatch opening while on the roof to take pictures and retrieve tools and materials, such as portable heaters.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B14
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system: (a) Chapmanville Intermediate School building: On or about April 11, 2018 and times prior, employees were exposed to falls of up to 17ft. 8in. to the ground when performing work, such as cleaning, near unguarded window openings.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B16
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use: (a) Administrative office area: On or about April 11, 2018 and times prior, ladders placed, owned, and used by employees were not inspected for visible defects, in that a Werner 24ft. extension ladder with two bent rungs was used on the jobsite to gain access to the administrative office roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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