OSHA Inspection: 720 RESTORATIONS LLC

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed, implemented or maintained at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 8/29/19, the employer had not developed, implemented or maintained at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  Employees of 720 Restorations LLC were reroofing a two story residential structure.  The employees used chemicals during installation of the flat roof insulation and membrane.  720 Restorations LLC had not developed, implemented, or maintained a written hazard communication program.  Hazardous chemicals at the work site included, but were not limited to the following:    1.  Carlisle Construction Materials Weathered Membrane Cleaner;  2.  Carlisle Construction Materials TPO Primer; and   3.  Peak Building Products Shingle & Flashing Roof Accessory Paint.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 8/29/19, the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area.  Employees of 720 Restorations LLC were reroofing a two story residential structure.  The employees used chemicals during installation of the flat roof insulation and membrane.  720 Restorations LLC had not provided employees training on hazardous chemicals in their workplace.  Hazardous chemicals at the work site included, but were not limited to the following:  1.  Carlisle Construction Materials Weathered Membrane Cleaner; 2.  Carlisle Construction Materials TPO Primer; and  3.  Peak Building Products Shingle & Flashing Roof Accessory Paint.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or another provision in paragraph (b) of this section which provides for an alternative fall protection measure:    (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On 8/29/19, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or another provision in paragraph (b) of this section which provides for an alternative fall protection measure.  Employees were re-roofing a two story residential structure.  Four employees were not protected from a fall while working on the building roof.  The employer did not ensure that all employees were protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  This condition exposed the employees to an approximate 13.7 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program enabling recognition of and appropriate protective procedures for fall hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 8/29/19, the employer did not provide a training program enabling recognition of and appropriate protective procedures for fall hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  Employees were re-roofing a two story residential structure.  Four employees were not protected from a fall while working on the building roof.  The employer had not provided fall protection training to the employees.  This condition exposed the employees to an approximate 13.7 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain a written respiratory protection program, as specified in subparagraphs (c)(1)(i) through (ix), in that employees were required to wear respirators during work operations:  (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 8/29/19, the employer did not establish and maintain a written respiratory protection program, as specified in subparagraphs (c)(1)(i) through (ix), in that employees were required to wear respirators during work operations.  Employees of 720 Restorations LLC used a portable right angle grinder with cut off wheel to cut stucco during re-roofing of a two story residential structure.  The operation generated dust.  The employer required that the employees wore filtering facepiece respirators during this operation.  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program.  This condition potentially exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 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, comprehensive, understandable, annual respirator training to employees who are required to use respirators:  (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 8/29/19, the employer did not provide effective, comprehensive, understandable, annual respirator training to employees who are required to use respirators.  Employees of 720 Restorations LLC used a portable right angle grinder with cut off wheel to cut stucco during re-roofing of a two story residential structure.  The operation generated dust.  The employer required that the employees wore filtering facepiece respirators during this operation.  The employer did not provide comprehensive respirator training.  This condition potentially exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On 8/29/19, 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.  Employees of 720 Restorations LLC used a portable right angle grinder with cut off wheel to cut stucco during re-roofing of a two story residential structure.  Use of a handheld grinder for uses other than mortar is a task identified on Table 1.  The employees operated the portable right angle grinder with neither a water delivery system nor with a dust collection system.  The dry cutting operation generated dust.  Stucco contains respirable crystalline silica.  The employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls specified for the task on Table 1.  This condition potentially exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  720 Restorations LLC, at 2 White Pelican Circle, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 8/29/19, the employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200).  Employees of 720 Restorations LLC used a portable right angle grinder with cut off wheel to cut stucco during re-roofing of a two story residential structure.  The operation generated dust.  Stucco contains respirable crystalline silica.  The employer did not provide training regarding respirable crystalline silica.  This condition potentially exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.