OSHA Inspection: SORIA CONTRACTOR LLC

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  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) Company office at 428 Elizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 and worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employee(s) dry cutting concrete blocks for a retaining wall.    Violation occurred on or about  08/08/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    (a) Company office at 428 Elizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 and worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    The employer did not have a safety data sheet for silica-containing concrete block dry cut by worker(s) for a retaining wall.       Violation occurred on or about 08/08/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):      (a) Company office at 428 Elizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 and worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    The employer did not include information on respirable crystalline silica in a hazard communication program for worker(s) dry cutting concrete blocks for a retaining wall.    Violation occurred on or about 08/08/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:    (a) Worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    Employee(s) were exposed to dust containing crystalline silica which was liberated when dry cutting concrete block for a retaining wall.  The employer failed to assess worker exposure to airborne crystalline silica to include implementing engineering controls (use of water) and respiratory protection during dry cutting operations.      Violation occurred on or about 08/08/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was 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) Worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    The employer did not assess worker exposure to crystalline silica liberated during dry cutting concrete block for a retaining wall.      Violation occurred on or about 08/08/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    (a) Worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for worker(s) exposed to crystalline silica while cutting concrete block for a retaining wall.    Violation occurred on or about 08/08/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:    (a)Worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    The employer did not designate a competent person to implement a crystalline silica exposure control plan for worker(s) dry cutting concrete block used for a retaining wall.      Violation occurred on or about 8/8/2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical agents:    (a) Worksite at 35 Afton Street, Kearny, NJ 07032    Worker(s) were not provided with and did not use protective eyewear while dry cutting and chiseling concrete block for a retaining wall.      Violation occurred on or about 08/08/2019.