OSHA Inspection: FOUNDATION REPAIR KANSAS CITY - HBA

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. 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:    At a construction site located at 534 Regent Street, Excelsior Springs MO, employees were engaged in dry jack hammering of concrete foundation inside the basement of this location.  Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards from the dust coming from the dry jack hammering method.     (a) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 850 mcg/m, which is 16.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.    (b) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 1500 mcg/m, which is 29.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

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:    At a construction site located at 534 Regent Street, Excelsior Springs MO, employees exposure had not been assessed that was expected to be exposed to repairable crystalline silica at or above the action level.  No monitoring had occurred prior to the start of work.         (a) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 850 mcg/m, which is 16.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.    (b) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 1500 mcg/m, which is 29.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan tailored to the company, complying with the requirements of 1926.1153(g)(1)(i) through (iv):    At a construction site located at 534 Regent Street, Excelsior Springs MO, on or before 24 Jan 19, the employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan tailored to the company.        (a) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 850 mcg/m, which is 16.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.    (b) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 1500 mcg/m, which is 29.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $2500.00

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): Respiratory protection program. This paragraph requires the employer to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use. The program must be administered by a suitably trained program administrator. In addition, certain program elements may be required for voluntary use to prevent potential hazards associated with the use of the respirator. The Small Entity Compliance Guide contains criteria for the selection of a program administrator and a sample program that meets the requirements of this paragraph. Copies of the Small Entity Compliance Guide will be available on or about April 8, 1998 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Office of Publications, Room N 3101, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20210 (202-219-4667).    At a construction site located at 534 Regent Street, Excelsior Springs MO, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program      (a) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 850 mcg/m, which is 16.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.    (b) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 1500 mcg/m, which is 29.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    At a construction site located at 534 Regent Street, Excelsior Springs MO, on or before 24 Jan 19, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace a written hazard communication program when employees were overexposed to silica.      (a) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 850 mcg/m, which is 16.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.    (b) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 1500 mcg/m, which is 29.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2125.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 ug/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:    At the indoor construction job site located at 534 Regent St Excelsior Springs, MO: employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 ug/m3.        (a) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 850 mcg/m, which is 16.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.    (b) On or about 24 Jan 19, an employee working in the basement area was exposed to a 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 1500 mcg/m, which is 29.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 mcg/m.