OSHA Inspection: NELSON CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jul 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,772 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  a) 114 Algonquin Parkway, Whippany, NJ  The employer failed to implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee exposed to silica dust required to wear N95 filtering face piece during inside cutting and drilling of cinder block wall.          Conditions noted on or about 05/22/2018

Issued

Jul 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: 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:  a) 114 Algonquin Parkway, Whippany NJ  The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation for the worker exposed to silica dust and required to wear N95 filtering face piece during cutting and drilling of cinderblock wall.              Conditions noted on or about 5/22/2018

Issued

Jul 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 13, 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:  a) 114 Algonquin Parkway, Whippany NJ  The employer failed to provide fit testing for the employee exposed to silica dust and wearing a N95 filtering face piece respirator during cutting and drilling of cinder block wall.   Conditions noted on or about 5/22/2018

Issued

Jul 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,772 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not implement a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a)114 Algonquin Parkway, Whippany, NJ  The employer did not provide effective training for an employee who was exposed to carbon monoxide during indoor cutting of cinderblock using a gas powered portable saw.      Condition observed on or about 05/22/2018.

Issued

Jul 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  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:   a)114 Algonquin Parkway, Whippany, NJ  The employer did not provide effective training for an employee who was exposed to carbon monoxide during indoor cutting of cinderblock using a gas powered portable saw.      Condition observed on or about 05/22/2018.

Issued

Jul 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,772 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not 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:  a)  114 Algonquin Parkway, Whippany, NJ  The employer did not utilize engineering controls as identified in Table 1, for employees exposed to silica during indoor saw cutting and drilling of cinderblock for installation of new doorway.     Condition occurred on or about 5/22/18

Issued

Jul 26, 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:  a) 114 Algonquin parkway, Whippany, NJ  The employer did not assess employees' exposure to crystalline silica during saw cutting and drilling of cinderblock for installation of doorway, when engineering controls  were not used to control dust.    Condition occurred on or about 5/22/18