OSHA Inspection: PRESTRESS SERVICES INDUSTRIES OF OHIO LLC

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $11934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees are subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls shall be utilized. If such controls fail to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table G-16, personal protective equipment shall be provided and used to reduce sound levels within the levels of the table.  a. The employer did not develop and implement engineering and/or administrative controls for employees working in the sandblasting area. A sandblaster employee was exposed to continuous noise at 402.5% on February 7, 2019, which exceeded the action limit (AL) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 100.1 dBA during the 478 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 29 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicates that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer shall develop and implement a monitoring program.  a. The employer did not develop and implement a noise monitoring program for employees working in the sandblasting area. A sandblaster employee was exposed to continuous noise at 402.5% on February 7, 2019, which exceeded the action limit (AL) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 100.1 dBA during the 478 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 29 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $6033.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer shall establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided in this paragraph by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels.  a. The employer did not develop and implement an audiometric testing program for employees working in the sandblasting area. A sandblaster employee was exposed to continuous noise at 402.5% on February 7, 2019, which exceeded the action limit (AL) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 100.1 dBA during the 478 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 29 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer shall train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.  a. The employer did not develop and implement a noise training program for employees working in the sandblasting area. A sandblaster employee was exposed to continuous noise at 402.5% on February 7, 2019, which exceeded the action limit (AL) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 100.1 dBA during the 478 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 29 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6819.00 · Current $6033.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.  a. On or about April 15, 2019, the employer did not provide each employee who was required to wear a respirator with training and information on the proper use and care of the respirator.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $6033.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii):   The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.  a. On or about April 15, 2019, the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $6033.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  a. On or about April 15, 2019, the employer did not provide each employee who performed servicing and maintenance of equipment with authorized employee lockout training.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $11934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a):   "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized.The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.  a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (460 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical components of the cranes, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.   ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2):   "Work on energized equipment." Only qualified persons may work on electric circuit parts or equipment that have not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section. Such persons shall be capable of working safely on energized circuits and shall be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools.  a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (460 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical components for the cranes, employees were not provided with information and training on the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, and insulating and shielding materials to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):   Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with,and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to beperformed.Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.  a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (460 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the cranes, employees did not wear and were not provided with the necessary personal protective equipment to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a. On or about April 15, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was required to wear a tight-fitting facepiece respirator received a fit test.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following:  a. On or about April 15, 2019, the employer did not develop an exposure determination that identified job classifications that may have occupational exposure to blood and the tasks performed that may result in exposure.

Issued

2019-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.  a. On or about April 15, 2019, the employer did not provide designated first responders with bloodborne pathogens training.