OSHA Inspection: JAX UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $1,696 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2):  The design and use of all traffic devices, including signs, signals, markings, barricades, and other devices, for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part 6 of the MUTCD (incorporated by reference, see 1926.6):    a) On or about September 13, 2019, in the jobsite located at Armsdale Rd., in Jacksonville FL, the employer failed to design and use a Temporary Traffic Control zone for the protection of construction workers performing in the tasks within the work space, that include all traffic devices, including signs, signals, markings, barricades, and other devices, that conform to Part 6 of the MUTCD, to establish a advanced warning area, a transition area or taper and a flagger station located at sufficient distance to the intended stopping point.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,121 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. 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) An employee who operated a Husqvarna K770 power saw to cut concrete elliptical pipe was exposed to Silica Respirable Fraction Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 528 micro-grams per cubic meter (mcg/m3), 10.5 times over the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 mcg/m3, where the engineering controls and work practices as described in Table 1 were not implemented. The sampling was performed for 17 minutes during one shift on September 17, 2019.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 mcg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:  a) An employee who operated a Husqvarna K770 power saw, without an integrated water delivery system, to cut concrete elliptical pipe was exposed to Silica Respirable Fraction Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 528 micro-grams per cubic meter (mcg/m3), 10.5 times over the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 mcg/m3. The sampling was performed for 17 minutes during one shift on September 17, 2019.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

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) On or about September 17, 2019, in the jobsite located at Armsdale Rd., in Jacksonville FL, the employer failed to properly assess the exposure of employees operating a Husqvarna K770 power saw without an integrated water delivery system to cut concrete pipe and the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1 where not implemented.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,121 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(1)(ii): Respiratory protection was not provided for tasks not listed in Table 1, or where the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1:    a) On or about September 17, 2019, in the jobsite located at Armsdale Rd., in Jacksonville FL, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program where the exposure of the employees operating a Husqvarna K770 power saw exceeded 10.5 times over the permissible exposure limit of Respirable Crystalline Silica and the Employer had not properly implemented the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,121 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    a) On or about September 17, 2019, in the jobsite located at Armsdale Rd., in Jacksonville FL, the employer failed to establish and implement a written exposure control where an employee operating a Husqvarna K770 power saw to cut concrete pipe was overexposed 10.5 times over the Silica Respirable Fraction and the employer did not stablish or implement a written exposure control plan.

Issued

Mar 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,121 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

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) On or about September 17, 2019, in the jobsite located at Armsdale Rd., in Jacksonville FL, the employer did not implement a Hazard Communication program that included training on the negative effects of exposure to crystalline silica and access to labels and SDSs of materials containing silica.