OSHA Inspection: DARROY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a site specific written hazard communication program. Two employees worked as maintenance technicians for an apartment complex. The employees were exposed to chemical hazards associated with the use of cleaning chemicals and paint.     Note: The requirements applicable to the construction standard under this section are identical to other set forth in 29 CFR 1926.59.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.      (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, 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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Two employees worked as maintenance technicians for an apartment complex. The employees were exposed to chemical hazards associated with the use of cleaning chemicals and paint.     Note: The requirements applicable to the construction standard under this section are identical to other set forth in 29 CFR 1926.59.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1)(ii): The employer did not include asbestos in the program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the provisions of the HCS and paragraphs (k)(9) and (10) of 29 CFR 1926.1101. The employer did not provide information on at least the following hazards: Cancer and lung effects.    (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee was trained in hazards associated with asbestos to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard. Two employees removed acoustic textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $3100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II and III asbestos was not conducted within regulated areas:    (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not conduct Class I work in a regulated area. Two employees removed acoustic textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed:  (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed. The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos in excess of 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter (f/cc) of air as an eight hour time-weighted average and 1 f/cc as averaged over a sampling period of 30 minutes. Two employees removed acoustic textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace:  (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment before or at the initiation of the project to ascertain expected employees exposures to asbestos. Two employees removed acoustic textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1):  Wet methods, or wetting agents, to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting, application, and cleanup were not used.   (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not provide wet methods, wetting agents, or other engineering controls when employees were removing textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(i): The employer failed to implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) [except (d)(1)(iii)], and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.1101 to use a respirator:  (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) [except (d)(1)(iii)], and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.1101 to use a respirator. Two employees removed acoustic textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building without respiratory protection. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers. .

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1):  The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for any employee performing Class I operations which involved the removal of over 25 linear or 10 square feet of TSI or surfacing ACM and PACM.  (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for employees performing Class I operations which involved the removal of over 25 linear or 10 square feet of surfacing ACM. Two employees removed textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(ii): Training was not provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter.   (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not train each employee who performed Class I asbestos operations prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter. Two employees removed acoustic textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.

Issued

2019-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i):  The employer did not identify the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM), and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) therein pursuant to paragraph (k)(1)(i) of 29 CFR 926.1101 before work in areas containing ACM and PACM was begun.    (a) Darroy Enterprises, Inc., at 1306 N 25th Street., Grand Junction, CO: On and around April 1, 2019, the employer did not identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM, and/or PACM before work in areas containing ACM and PACM was conducted. Two employees removed textured surfacing material from the hallway ceilings of the apartment building. All textured drywall samples contained greater than 1% asbestos. This condition exposed employees to airborne asbestos fibers.