OSHA Inspection: SEMINOLE PRECAST MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $5,821 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared:    a. On or about August 7, 2018, the employer did not obtain baseline audiograms for employees who used corded impact guns at the Bridge Crane Area of the facility.  Representative noise dosimetry showed that an employees was exposed to a hazardous noise level of 89.1 dBA which exceeded the action level of an 8 hour time weighted average of 85.0 dBA.      b. On or about August 7, 2018, the employer did not obtain baseline audiograms for employees who operated the Stir Up Machine in the Rebar Area of the facility.  Representative noise dosimetry showed that an employees was exposed to a hazardous noise level of 87.8 dBA which exceeded the action level of an 8 hour time weighted average of 85.0 dBA.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :  a. On or about August 7, 2018, the employer did not provide annual audiograms for employees who used cordless impact guns at the Mechanically Separated Earth Area of the facility.  Representative noise dosimetry showed that an employees was exposed to a hazardous noise level of 87.2 dBA which exceeded the action level of an 8 hour time weighted average of 85.0 dBA.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $5,821 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(7): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the hazards of the permit space to be entered:    a. On or about July 26, 2018, the confined space permit completed for work in mixer #221 drum did not identify the hazards of the permit space to be entered.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(9): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the acceptable entry conditions:  a. On or about July 26, 2018, the confined space permit completed for work in mixer #221 drum did not identify the acceptable entry conditions.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the results of initial and periodic tests performed under 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5), accompanied by the names or initials of the tester:  a. On or about July 26, 2018, the confined space permit completed for work in mixer #221 drum did not identify the results of initial and periodic tests performed under 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5), accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by an indication of when the tests were performed.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(12): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry:  a. On or about July 26, 2018, the confined space permit completed for work in mixer #221 drum did not identify the communications procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(13): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify equipment, such as personal protective equipment, testing equipment, communications equipment, alarm systems, and rescue equipment:  a. On or about July 26, 2018, the confined space permit completed for work in mixer #221 drum did not identify the equipment, such as testing equipment, communications equipment, alarms systems, and rescue equipment to be provided.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $5,821 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 �g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:    a. An employee operated a handheld Dewalt electric angle grinder while grinding on concrete forms in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.79 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 440 minutes on August 7, 2018.      b. An employee operated a handheld gasoline powered Stihl saw while cutting concrete panels in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 114.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 2.28 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 375 minutes on August 7, 2018.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:  a. On or about August 7, 2018, the employer did not perform initial exposure monitoring for respirable crystalline silica for employees cleaning out mixer drums.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be, in excess of the PEL:  a. An employee operated a handheld Dewalt electric angle grinder while grinding on concrete forms in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.79 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 440 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer did not establish a regulated area.       b. An employee operated a handheld gasoline powered Stihl saw while cutting concrete panels in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 114.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 2.28 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 375 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer did not establish a regulated area.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): 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 can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:  a. An employee operated a handheld Dewalt electric angle grinder while grinding on concrete forms in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.79 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 440 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer failed to implement any engineering or work practice control methods for this task.    b. An employee operated a handheld gasoline powered Stihl saw while cutting concrete panels and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 114.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 2.28 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 375 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer failed to implement effective engineering or work practice control methods for this task.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(C): The exposure control plan did not contain a description of the housekeeping measures used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica:  a. On or about August 7, 2018, the employer did not describe in their silica exposure control policy the housekeeping measures used to limit employee exposures to respirable crystalline silica where employees were cutting, chipping, drilling, and grinding concrete forms.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i):  The employer did not make medical surveillance available for all employees who were or could be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year:   a. An employee operated a handheld Dewalt electric angle grinder while grinding on concrete forms in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.79 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 440 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees that were or could be exposed to respirable crystalline silica over the permissible exposure limit.      b. An employee operated a handheld gasoline powered Stihl saw while cutting concrete panels in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 114.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 2.28 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 375 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees that were or could be exposed to respirable crystalline silica over the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $5,821 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:     a. An employee operated a handheld Dewalt electric angle grinder while grinding on concrete forms in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.79 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 440 minutes on August 7, 2018. The employer required respirator use but had not implemented a respirator program.    b. An employee operated a handheld gasoline powered Stihl saw while cutting concrete panels in the Hospital Area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 114.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 2.28 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 375 minutes on August 7, 2018.  The employer required respirator use but had not implemented a respirator program.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about August 7, 2018, employees who were required to wear NIOSH approved N95 filtering facepiece dustmask respirators while cutting, grinding, drilling, and chipping concrete had not been provided with medical evaluations prior to wearing the respirators.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 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 employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a. On or about August 7, 2018, employees who were required to wear NIOSH approved N95 filtering facepiece dustmask respirators while cutting, grinding, drilling, and chipping concrete had not been fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  a. On or about August 7, 2018, employees who were required to wear NIOSH approved N95 filtering facepiece dustmask respirators while cutting, grinding, drilling, and chipping concrete had not received an annual fit test.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Abate by

Dec 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a. On or about August 7, 2018, a Concrete Finisher who was required to wear a NIOSH approved N95 filtering facepiece dustmask respirator while grinding and chipping concrete in the Hospital Area had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee had received the training required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(I) or within 10 working days of initial assignment to employees who had occupational exposure:   a. On or about July 26, 2018, the employer did not offer the Hepatitis B vaccination to employees assigned to the first responder team who have potential exposure to blood or other infectious materials.