OSHA Inspection: RUSSEL & DAWSON NH CM INC./JAMES JOHNSON, MATHEW SURDAM DBA JOHNSON AND SURDAM MASONRY

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,173 · Current $2,587 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103):   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 an employee was required to wear a half face elastomeric respirator while conducting dry cutting operations on Clay Bricks and the employer had not developed or implemented a written respiratory protection plan that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(I).

Issued

Sep 28, 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103:  430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 an employee was required to wear a half face elastomeric respirator while conducting dry cutting operations on Clay Bricks and the employer had not provided a medical evaluation to determine the employer's ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting face piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (Construction Reference 1926.103):  430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 24, 2018 the employer did not ensure that an employee required to use a tight-fitting face piece respirator had passed the appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,173 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by installing guys, ties, and braces according to the manufacturer's requirements:  430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 24, 2018 employees were observed working from a Vanguard Welded Tubular Steel Scaffold with a base height to base width ratio of more than 4:1 that was not were not restrained from tipping by installing guys, ties and braces according to manufacturer requirements.  Base of scaffold frame was 6 foot wide and height of scaffold was approximately 37.5 feet high.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 24, 2018 employees observed dismantling a Vanguard Welded tubular Scaffold were not under the direct supervision of a competent person.  Employees had removed braces and ties before dismantling and were dismantling a scaffold while it was still actively in use by other employees performing brick laying operations.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,173 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 24, 2018 employees observed working from a Vangaurd Welded Tubular Scaffold more than 35 feet above the next lower level were not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guard rail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 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.    430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 the employer did not ensure each employee engaged in  a task identified on table 1 had fully and properly implemented engineering controls specified for the task in Table 1.  Employees operating a table mounted masonry saw had not utilized the manufacturer incorporated water reservoir and pump to provide water at the point of operation to minimize and control release of silica dust as required by Table 1.

Issued

Sep 28, 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:   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 the employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option  or the scheduled monitoring option for employees cutting masonry bricks with a stationary masonry saw.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Oct 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,173 · 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:   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 the employer did not establish an exposure control plan to ensure employees operating the stationary masonry saw were protected from hazards posed by respirable silica dust during brick cutting operations.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Oct 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica:   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 the employer did not ensure each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica for employees required to cut bricks containing up to 20% Quartz Silica.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(2): The employer did not make available an initial (baseline) medical examination within 30 days after initial assignment when the employee had not received a medical exam that meets the requirements of this section within the last three years:   430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 the employer did not make available an initial (baseline) medical examination within 30 days after initial assignment when the employee had not received a medical exam for employees which have or may be exposed to respirable crystalline silica during construction activities.