OSHA Inspection: THREE RIVERS MARINE AND RAIL TERMINAL

Issued

May 2, 2019

Abate by

May 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,501 · Current $1,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program, including worksite specific procedures and all applicable provisions of this section, in the workplace where respirators were required by the employer as necessary to protect the health of the employee:  a)  At the facility, on or about March 15, 2019 - A written respiratory protection program was not established or implemented when respirators were required by the employer.  Employees were required to wear 3M 8210 N-95 respirator during Dolomitic Limestone packaging operations.  1910.134(c)(1) is applicable to shipyard employment by 1915.154 that incorporates the General Industry requirement.

Issued

May 2, 2019

Abate by

May 29, 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:  a) At the facility, on or about March 19, 2019 - Employees, who were required to wear a respirator, were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to donning a respirator.  Employees were required to wear a 3M 8210 N-95 respirator during Dolomitic Limestone packaging operations.   1910.134(e)(1) is applicable to shipyard employment by 1915.154 that incorporates the General Industry requirement.

Issued

May 2, 2019

Abate by

May 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:  a)  At the facility, on or about March 19, 2019 - Employees, who were required to wear a respirator, were not provided with a fit test prior to donning a respirator.   Employees were required to wear a 3M 8210 N-95 respirator during Dolomitic Limestone packaging operations.   1910.134(f)(1) is applicable to shipyard employment by 1915.154 that incorporates the General Industry requirement.

Issued

May 2, 2019

Abate by

May 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:  a)  At the facility, on or about March 19, 2019 - Employees, who are required to wear a respirator, were not provided with training prior to wearing a respirator.  Employees are required to wear a 3M 8210 N-95 respirator during Dolomitic Limestone packaging operations.   1910.134(k)(1) is applicable to shipyard employment by 1915.154 that incorporates the General Industry requirement.

Issued

May 2, 2019

Abate by

May 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,501 · Current $1,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  At the facility, on or about March 19, 2019 - Employees were not provided with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.  Employees are exposed to Dolomitic Limestone containing silica, causing silicosis, during packaging operations.  1910.1200(h)(1) is applicable to shipyard employment by 1915.1200 that incorporates the General Industry requirement.

Issued

May 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)  At the facility, on or about March 19, 2019 - A reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards were not identified and evaluated.  Employees were exposed to Dolomitic Limestone containing silica, causing silicosis, during packaging operations.  1910.134(d)(1)(iii) is applicable to shipyard employment by 1915.154 that incorporates the General Industry requirement.