LA CROSSE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: RIVER CITY READY MIX, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of RIVER CITY READY MIX, INC. in 2845 HEMSTOCK STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54603 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 344282744.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RIVER CITY READY MIX, INC.
- Site address
- 2845 HEMSTOCK STREET
- City
- LA CROSSE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54603
- Mailing
- 2845 HEMSTOCK STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54603
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327320
- Employees
- 27
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced
9010
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: Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 a written respiratory protection program and procedures were not established and implemented for employees chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced
9010
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: Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 employees were not medically evaluated prior to wearing a full face respirator when chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3978
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $0 Reduced
9010
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): Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 employees were not fit tested prior to wearing a full face respirator when chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.134 D01 I
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability: Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 employees wore a full face respirator with organic vapor cartridges when were exposed to dust when chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 the ready mix truck mixing drum was not evaluated and was not determined to be a permit-required confined space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.1053 D01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section: Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 employees silica exposure was not evaluated when chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.1053 J01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained in accordance with the provisions of HCS and paragraph (j)(3) of this section: Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 a written hazard communication program was not developed and did not implement for employees exposed to concrete dust when chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Sometime between July 08, 2019 and August 04, 2019 a written hazard communication program was not developed and did not implement for employees exposed to concrete dust when chipping out concrete from a concrete ready mix drum and other chemicals employees work with.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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