OSHA Inspection: ERJ CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(m)(1): Medical evaluation. Records of medical evaluations required by this section must be retained and made available in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020.  a) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Medical evaluations were not provided for each employee that was required to wear tight-fitting N95 filtering face piece respirators on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $3031.00

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) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Employees mixed concrete and used a gasoline powered cut off saw to cut concrete blocks. Employees are exposed to corrosive wet concrete, dust which contains silica and carbon monoxide from the exhaust, but the employer did not have a Hazard Communication Program in place, on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Employees mixed concrete and used a gasoline powered cut off saw to cut concrete blocks. Employees are exposed to corrosive wet concrete, dust which contains silica and carbon monoxide from the exhaust, but the employer did not have any Safety Data Sheets available, on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: The employer did not inform employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to silica dust, of the requirements of the OSHA standard. The employer did not inform employees of measures they could take to protect themselves from exposure to hazardous chemicals, appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used, on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $3031.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Employees mixed concrete and used a gasoline powered cut off saw to cut concrete blocks. Employees are exposed to being struck-by debris, but the employer did not ensure that employees used protective eyewear on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   a) Soaring Car Wash building site: A written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for employees that were required by their employer to wear N95 filtering face piece respirators, on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-09 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) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Fit tests were not provided for each employee that was required to wear tight-fitting N95 filtering face piece respirators on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(2)(ii): Water was not applied at flow rates sufficient to minimize release of visible dust for tasks performed using wet methods:  a) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Water was not applied to minimize the release of visible dust while cutting blocks with a handheld power saw, the employee was exposed to dust which contains silica, on or about July 12, 2019.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section.  a) 235 Route 46 West Elmwood Park, NJ: Water was not applied to minimize the release of visible dust while cutting blocks with a handheld power saw. The employee was exposed to dust which contains silica, however the employer did not assess employee exposure, on or about July 12, 2019.