OSHA Inspection: AUGUST CORSO SONS, INC.

Issued

Aug 16, 2018

Abate by

Aug 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $4,620 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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.     a. August Corso Sons, Inc. worksite located in Lakeside, Ohio:  On or about May 29, 2018, the employer did not ensure an employee wearing a dust mask to protect against crystalline silica dust during dry cutting of concrete bricks was provided with a respirator medical evaluation.

Issued

Aug 16, 2018

Abate by

Aug 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

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. August Corso Sons, Inc. worksite located in Lakeside, Ohio:  On or about May 29, 2018, the employer did not ensure an employee wearing a dust mask to protect against crystalline silica dust during dry cutting of concrete bricks was fit tested.

Issued

Aug 16, 2018

Abate by

Sep 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $4,620 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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. August Corso Sons, Inc. worksite located in Lakeside, Ohio:  On or about May 29, 2018, the employer did not ensure an exposure assessment was conducted for an employee who was exposed to respirable crystalline silica when cutting concrete bricks using a dry saw.

Issued

Aug 16, 2018

Abate by

Sep 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(3)(i): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer could demonstrate that such controls were not feasible. Wherever such feasible engineering and work practice controls are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL, the employer shall nonetheless use them to reduce employee exposure to the lowest feasible level and shall supplement them with the use of respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of paragraph (e) of this section.  a. August Corso Sons, Inc. worksite located in Lakeside, Ohio:  On or about May 29, 2018, the employer did not ensure engineering controls such as local exhaust ventilation or wet methods were used to control employee exposures to respirable crystalline silica dust when cutting concrete bricks using a dry saw.

Issued

Aug 16, 2018

Abate by

Aug 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements.  a. August Corso Sons, Inc. worksite located in Lakeside, Ohio:  On or about May 29, 2018, the employer did not ensure the written silica exposure control plan was implemented that covered an employee using a dry saw to cut concrete bricks when constructing a patio fire pit.

Issued

Aug 16, 2018

Abate by

Aug 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $4,620 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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.     a. August Corso Sons, Inc. worksite located in Lakeside, Ohio:  On or about May 29, 2018, the employer did not ensure an employee using a dry saw to cut concrete bricks when constructing a patio fire pit, was provided with information and training on the hazards of crystalline silica dust.