OSHA Inspection: YS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1681.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not fully implement a written respiratory protection program for employees wearing 3M half-face respirators performing demolition work in order to provide them adequate respiratory protection from silica-containing dust including, but not limited to, concrete.   Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not did not provide medical evaluations for employees wearing 3M half-face respirators performing concrete demolition in order to provide them adequate respiratory protection from airborne particulates, but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica.    Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employees required to wear 3M half-face respirators while performing demolition work were not fit tested with exposure to silica-containing dust..  Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not did not provide training for respiratory protection in order to ensure employees performing concrete demolition were able to adequately use 3M half-face respirators.   Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1681.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.852(b): All materials chutes, or sections thereof, at an angle of more than 45 deg. from the horizontal, were not entirely enclosed, except for openings equipped with closures at or about floor level for the insertion of materials:   a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not contain the chute for employees disposing of silica containing concrete demolition debris from the third floor to a dumpster located at ground level.      Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1681.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i): For jobs removing vinyl and asphalt flooring materials which contain asbestos of for which buildings constructed no later than 1980, where the employer did not verify the absence of asbestos containing material pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(I), the employer did not ensure that employees complied with work practices described in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(A) through (g)(8)(i)(I) and that employees were trained in these practices pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9):  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not provide evidence that PACM (presumed asbestos containing material) was tested for the presence of asbestos prior to starting demolition in a building first constructed in 1973, to include but not limited to vinyl floor tiles and associated mastic.  Employees removed floor tiles by dry methods with a electric floor scraper.    Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(I): Resilient flooring material including associated mastic and backing were not assumed to be asbestos-containing:  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not assume the floor tile and associated mastic were asbestos-containing or provide evidence that the PACM (presumed asbestos containing material) was tested for the presence of asbestos prior to starting demolition.  Employees removed floor tiles by dry methods with a electric floor scraper.    Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(D): All scraping of residual adhesive and/or backing was not performed using wet methods:  a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not provide evidence that PACM (presumed asbestos containing materials) floor tile mastic was removed using wet methods during demolition.   Employees removed floor tiles by dry methods with a electric floor scraper.    Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1684.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  The employer did not assess worker exposure to crystalline silica liberated while jackhammering and sledge hammering concrete cinder blocks during 3rd floor demolition.      Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(3)(i): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:    a) Worksite at 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not use engineering controls and work practices, including but not limited to HEPA vacuums or wet methods for dust suppression during demolition of silica-containing concrete cinder blocks.   Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.

Issued

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9010

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 3rd Floor, 540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.  Employer did not establish a written exposure control plan, to minimize employee exposures to crystalline silica during demolition of silica-containing concrete cinder blocks.    Violation occurred on or about 10/23/2019.