TOPSHAM, ME —
OSHA Inspection: LINKEL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LINKEL CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 286 AUGUSTA ROAD, TOPSHAM, ME 04086 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 344643341.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LINKEL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 286 AUGUSTA ROAD
- City
- TOPSHAM
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04086
- Mailing
- 255 AUGUSTA RD., TOPSHAM, ME 04086
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.36 H02
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $1,157 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(h)(2): The outdoor exit route was not covered where snow and ice was likely to accumulate along the route: Maintenance Shop - Just outside of the main exit from/to the shop, there was no overhead protection from snow and ice that was hanging over the edge of the roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1156.5
- — Z (S) $2313
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $1,446 Reduced
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: At the Facility - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to those employees required to wear a respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1446
- — Z (S) $2892
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at least annually thereafter: At the Facility - Employees required to wear half-face cartridge respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use and at least annually thereafter.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- May 22, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: At the Facility - Respirators used by employees were not properly stored to protect them from damage or contamination.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $1,446 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: Fuel Shed - An extension cord was being used in lieu of fixed wiring for supplying power to the diesel pump.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1446
- — Z (S) $2892
1910.305 G01 IV C
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(C): Flexible cords and cables were used where run through doorways, windows, or similar openings: Fuel Shed - An extension cord, used to power the fuel pump, was run through a doorway of the shed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1053 F02 I
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $1,446 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written respirable crystalline silica exposure control plan: At the Facility - The employer did not have a written exposure control plan for respirable crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1446
- — Z (S) $2892
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $1,446 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: At the Facility - Employees did not receive effective training and information on the hazardous chemicals in their work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1446
- — Z (S) $2892
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use: At the Facility - There were not safety data sheets for the chemicals in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- May 12, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: At the Facility - The employer did not have a written certification verifying a workplace hazard assessment had been conducted.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344643341.
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