OSHA Inspection: ER SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4831.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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:  Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    ER Snell Contractor, Inc., Grovetown, GA - At the asphalt plant, employees were expected to use an N95 disposable dust respirator during cleaning and working near the hydrated lime. A medical evaluation was not performed prior to requiring employees to wear a respirator, on or about 4/18/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    ER Snell Contractor, Inc., Grovetown, GA - At the asphalt plant, employees were expected to use an N95 disposable dust respirator during cleaning and working near the hydrated lime. A fit test was not conducted prior to requiring employees to wear a respirator, on or about 4/18/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  a) Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;  b) What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are;  c) How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions;  d) How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;  e) What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator; and  f) How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators.    ER Snell Contractor, Inc., Grovetown, GA - At the asphalt plant, employees were expected to use an N95 disposable dust respirator during cleaning and working near the hydrated lime. Training in accordance with the standard was not provided prior to requiring employees to wear a respirator, on or about 4/18/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6440.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    ER Snell Contractor, Inc., Grovetown, GA - At the asphalt plant, the silos and drum were not identified as permit confined spaces, on or about 4/18/19.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8051.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(3)(i): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:    ER Snell Contractor, Inc., Grovetown, GA - At the asphalt plant, employees were potentially exposed to silica dust during cleaning. Initial monitoring to determine the exposure to silica was not performed, on or about 4/18/19.