OSHA Inspection: FELIX BONILLA, JR.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Sep 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

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)    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, employees were required to wear half mask elastomeric respirators while performing paint removal activities and the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program with all of the required elements.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

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)]  7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, employees were required to wear half mask elastomeric respirators while performing paint removal activities; and, the employer had not provided affected employees with medical evaluations prior to their respirator use on site.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Sep 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

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): [Construction Reference 1926.103]  7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, employees were required to wear half mask elastomeric respirators while performing paint removal activities; and, the employer did not ensure that affected employees and passed an appropriate quantitative fit test (QNFT).

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: [Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)]  7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, an employee was observed wearing a half mask elastomeric respirator while performing paint removal activities; and, the employee had facial hair that interfered with the seal of the respirator.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Sep 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive training to employees who are required to use respirators.    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, employees were required to wear half mask elastomeric respirators while performing paint removal activities; and, the employer had not provided employees with comprehensive respirator training, including but not limited to, information on medical evaluation and fit testing procedures along with effective respirator care, use, and limitations.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Sep 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $3,024 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period.    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA:     On February 19, 2020, an employee performing paint scraping activities was exposed to an airborne lead concentration  of 87.84 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) which is 1.67 times the PEL.      On February 20, 2020, two employees performing paint scraping activities were exposed to airborne lead concentrations of 258 and 689 micrograms per cubic meter of air as 8-hour TWAs which are 5.1 and 13.7 times the PEL, respectively.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Sep 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(F): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with training as required under paragraph (l)(1)(i) of this section regarding 29 CFR 1926.59, Hazard Communication; training as required under paragraph (1)(2)(iii) of this section.    At the 7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, and prior to the employer's initial exposure assessment, employees were performing lead-paint removal activities as described in 1926.62 (d)(2)(i); and, they had not been provided with hazard communication training as specified under 1926.62(l)(1)(i).

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, there were two employees performing paint scraping activities, including the manual removal of lead-based paint; and, the employer had not determined their initial exposure to airborne lead.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, there were two employees performing paint scraping activities, including the manual removal of lead-based paint; and, the employer had not collected personal samples representative of a full shift including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide employees, performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv), with biological monitoring in accordance with 1926.62(j)(1)(i), to consist of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels:    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, the employer had not performed an exposure assessment for the employees performing tasks described under 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), including manual scraping of lead-based paint; and, the affected employees had not been provided with biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling for lead and zinc protoporphyrin.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(j)(1)(i): The employer did not make available initial medical surveillance, consisting of biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels, to employees occupationally exposed on any day to lead at or above the action level.    At the 7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA:  On both February 19, 2020 and February 20, 2020, employees performing paint scraping activities were exposed to airborne concentrations above the action level (AL) of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA); and, the employer had not made initial medical surveillance, including blood sampling for lead and zinc protoporphyrin, available to affected employees.

Issued

Jun 15, 2020

Abate by

Sep 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with 29 CFR 1926.62(c) prior to commencement of the job.    7 North Bridge Street/56 Canal Street Site in Holyoke, MA: On or about February 19, 2020, employees were performing paint removal activities, including manual scraping of lead-based paint from posts, beams, and/or ceiling surfaces inside the building; and, the employer had not established and implemented a written compliance program prior to the start of the paint removal activities which began in approximately November of 2019.