OSHA Inspection: PROPERTY SERVICES LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

Dec 27, 2018

Abate by

Feb 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    a)  Worksite at 181 River Rd., Nutley, NJ    The employer did not provide abatement certification for inspection number 1318724 as indicated below:    1) Citation 1, Item 1a, 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59 which was issued on 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item was due 9/14/2018.    2) Citation 1, Item 1b, 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) as referenced by CFR 1926.59 which was issued on 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item was due 9/14/2018.    3) Citation 1, Item 1c, 29 CFR 1926.1153(I)(1) which was issued 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item was due 9/14/2018.    4) Citation 1, Item 2a, 29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) which was issued on 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item wad due 9/14/2018.    5) Citation 1, Item 2b, 29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(I) which was issued on 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item was due 9/14/2018.    6) Citation 1, Item 3a, 29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) which was issued on 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item was due 9/14/2018.    7) Citation 1, Item 3b, 29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4) which was issued on 6/26/2018.  Abatement for this item was due 9/14/2018.    Employer received citations on 6/30/2018.    Violation occurred on or about 9/14/2018.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  Company office at 344 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield, NJ and worksite at 181 River Rd., Nutley, NJ    The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for landscapers who dry cut silica containing blocks for retaining walls.      Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    a)  Company office at 344 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield, NJ and worksite at 181 River Rd., Nutley, NJ    The employer did not have a safety data sheet for Cambridge Sigma 8 wall blocks (25-35 percent crystalline silica) being dry cut by landscapers.      Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200):      a)  Company office at 344 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield, NJ and worksite at 181 River Rd., Nutley, NJ    The employer did not include information on respirable crystalline silica in a hazard communication program for landscapers who dry cut silica containing blocks for retaining walls.      Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,250 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)  Worksite at 181 River Rd., Nutley, NJ    Employees used a Stihl TS 420 cutoff saw to cut Cambridge Sigma 8 wall blocks (25-35 percent crystalline silica) without water.  The employer had not assessed the workers exposure to crystalline silica.        Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 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)  Worksite at 181 River Rd., Nutley, NJ    The employer did not access the exposure of landscapers who dry cut Cambridge Sigma 8 wall blocks (25-35 percent crystalline silica) to respirable crystalline silica.       Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    a)  Company office at 344 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield, NJ and worksite at 141 River Road, Nutley, NJ.    The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for landscapers who dry cut Cambridge Sigma 8 wall blocks (25-35 percent crystalline silica).       Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Sep 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:    a)  Company office at 344 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield, NJ and worksite at 141 River Road, Nutley, NJ.    The employer did not designate a competent person to implement a crystalline silica exposure control plan  for landscapers who dry cut Cambridge Sigma 8 wall blocks (25-35 percent crystalline silica).       Violation occurred on or about 5/25/18.