OSHA Inspection: T.M. JEMISON CONSTRUCTION CO, INC.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(f)(2): The employer required respirator use for protection against chromium (VI); however, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with the Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, which covers each employee required to use a respirator:  In reference to:  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)Ship yard: On or about March 13, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees with medical evaluation to determine employees ability to use respirators before being fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer required welding employees to wear half-mask negative pressure respirators when welding.  An employee was exposed to airborne Hexavalent chromium at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 27 micrograms per cubic meter of air  which is 5.4 times the calculated 8 hour time weighted average Permissible Exposure limit (PEL) of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 421 minute period; the calculations include a zero value for the 59 minutes not sampled.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(f)(2): The employer required respirator use for protection against chromium (VI); however, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with the Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, which covers each employee required to use a respirator:  In reference to:   29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a)Ship yard: On or about March 13, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators with a fit test prior to initial use of the respirators. The employer required welding employees to wear half-mask tight fitting respirators when welding.  An employee was exposed to airborne Hexavalent chromium at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 27 micrograms per cubic meter of air which is 5.4 times the calculated 8 hour time weighted average Permissible Exposure limit (PEL) of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 421 minute period; the calculations include a zero value for the 59 minutes not sampled.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(g)(1): A hazard was present or was likely to be present from skin or eye contact with chromium (VI); however, the employer did not provide appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at no cost to employees, and/or did not assure that employees used such clothing and equipment:  (a) Ship yard: On or about March 13, 2019 and times prior, the employer exposed stainless steel pipe welding employees to chromium (VI) and did not provide appropriate personal protective clothing at no cost to employees. An employee was exposed to airborne Hexavalent chromium at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 27 micrograms per cubic meter of air  which is 5.4 times the calculated 8 hour time weighted average Permissible Exposure limit (PEL) of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 421 minute period; the calculations include a zero value for the 59 minutes not sampled.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that employees removed all protective clothing and equipment contaminated with chromium (VI) at the end of the work shift or at the completion of their tasks involving chromium (VI) exposure, whichever came first:  (a) Ship yard: On or about March 13, 2019 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to chromium (VI) and did not ensure that employees removed all protective clothing contaminated with chromium (VI) at the end of the work shift or at the completion of their tasks involving chromium (VI) exposure, whichever came first.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(h)(1): The employer did not provide change rooms, in conformance with the Sanitation standard, 29 CFR 1910.141, for employees who were required to change their clothes to use protective clothing and equipment for chromium (VI) exposures:  (a) Ship Yard: On or about March 13, 2019 and times prior, the employer did not provide change rooms, in conformance with the Sanitation standard 29 CFR 1910.141, for employees who were required to change from street clothes to protective clothing and equipment such as but not limited to welding gloves, respirators and safety glasses for chromium (VI) exposures.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance for chromium (VI) exposures available at no cost to the employees, and/or at a reasonable time and place:   (a)Ship Yard: On or about March 13, 2019 and times prior, the employer did not make medical surveillance for chromium (VI) exposures available at no cost to employees, and/or at a reasonable time and place.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that at least the following Chromium VI hazards were addressed when providing Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 1910.1200 information and training: Cancer; skin sensitization; and eye irritation.  (a)Shipyard: On or about March 13, 2019 and times prior, the employer did not provide specific training to welding employees that addressed Chromium VI hazards of Cancer; skin sensitization; and eye irritation when providing Hazard Communications Standard information and training.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.1026(j)(2): The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following: The contents of this section; and the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of this section:   (a) Shipyard: On or about March 13, 2019 and times prior, the employer did not provide welding employees required to weld stainless steel pipes with training on Chromium VI standard and the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of this section.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  (a) Welding area: On or about March 13, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets including but not limited to compressed oxygen gas, compressed acetylene gas and compressed carbon dioxide gas were readily accessible to employees in their work area during each work shift.