BELLEVILLE, IL —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE COMFORT SYSTEMS, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of EMPIRE COMFORT SYSTEMS, INC. in 918 FREEBURG AVENUE, BELLEVILLE, IL 62220 (NAICS 333414). OSHA activity number 343327805.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EMPIRE COMFORT SYSTEMS, INC.
- Site address
- 918 FREEBURG AVENUE
- City
- BELLEVILLE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62220
- Mailing
- 918 FREEBURG AVENUE, BELLEVILLE, IL 62220
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333414
- Employees
- 330
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $6,251 Reduced
0040246025879130
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: The employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace to include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards, such as but not limited to, acetone, toluene, welding fumes, and respirable particulates.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6251
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.1026 D01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
06890691
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to Chromium (VI): The employer did not determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to Chromium (VI) while welding on stainless steel components in the Welding Department.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $6,251 Reduced
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: The employer did not ensure that employees were medically evaluated for fitness to wear a tight-fitting, 1/2-mask elastomeric respirator prior to requiring employees to wear the respirator during painting and powder-coating activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6251
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $6,251 Reduced
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: The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a tight-fitting, 1/2-mask elastomeric respirator during painting and powder-coating activities were fit-tested prior to wearing the respirator in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6251
- — Z (S) $10419
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343327805.
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