OSHA Inspection: O. T. DAVIS MONUMENT, LLC

Issued

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

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:   On or about December 17, 2019, and at times prior, in the outdoor sand blasting area and the shop/indoor sandblasting area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during sand blasting operations, without a written respiratory protection program, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but not limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On or about December 17, 2019, and at times prior, in the outdoor sand blasting area and the shop/indoor sandblasting area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during sand blasting, without first having these employees complete a medical evaluation, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):   On or about December 17, 2019, and at times prior, in the outdoor sand blasting area and the shop/indoor sandblasting area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during sand blasting operations, without first having these employees complete a fit test, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:   On or about December 17, 2019, and at times prior, in the outdoor sand blasting area and the shop/indoor sandblasting area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during sand blasting operations, and did not ensure storage/package of respirators, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but not limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On or about December 17, 2019, and at times prior, in the outdoor sand blasting area and the shop/indoor sandblasting area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during sand blasting operations, without training prior to an employee's use of a respirator, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $325.00 · Current $195.00 Reduced

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:   On or about December 17, 2019, and at times previously, throughout the facility, the employer required employees to store, transport and use hazardous chemical type silica containing sand blasting media and paints, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.