OSHA Inspection: VIGLIOTTI BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Jan 29, 2025

Abate by

Feb 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $398 · Current $398

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) On or about 01/29/2025:  The employer did not provide abatement certification for items within the settlement agreement required to abate Citation 01, Items 001a, 001b, 001c, 002a, 002b, 002c, 002d, 002e and Citation 02, Items 001a and  001b which became a final order on January 13, 2020.  An abatement demand letter was sent to the employer on June 7, 2024.  Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    a) At the Armory Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: A written respiratory program was not developed for employees who wore half face respirators and dust masks while removing concrete from the garage.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    a) At the Armory Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: An employee who wore a half face respirator had not been medically evaluated for respirator use.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)    a) At the Armory Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: Information in Appendix D was not provided to employees who wore half face respirators and dust masks when removing old concrete from the garage.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $2,100 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) At the Armory Parking Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: Engineering controls and work practices specified in Table 1 were not implemented and employee exposure to silica was not assessed for employees using a handheld grinder to remove concrete from the ceiling of the B3 parking level.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

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) At the Armory Parking Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: Employee exposure to silica was not assessed for employees using a handheld grinder to remove concrete from the ceiling of the B3 parking level.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    a) At the Armory Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: A written exposure control plan was not established for employees who performed tasks including removing concrete from a ceiling with a handheld grinder and removing concrete from a floor with a rotary hammer.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the information contained in paragraphs (i)(2)(i)(A)-(i)(2)(i)(F) of this standard.     a) At the Armory Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: The employer did not ensure that employees who performed work removing concrete from sections of the garage could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of information on silica required by the OSHA silica regulation.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(f)(1): The employer allowed dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods were feasible:    a) At the Armory Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: Employees were dry sweeping concrete dust.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) At the Armory Parking Garage, on or about 2/6/2019: The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees who worked with hazardous substances including but not limited to silica.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) At the Armory Garage worksite, on or about 2/6/2019: Employees who worked with hazardous substances including silica were not provided with hazard communication training.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.