OSHA Inspection: AUSTIN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2020-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.   On the west side of the work site, employees engaged in cutting activities used a STIHL cutting saw and a jackhammer without wearing eye and face protection.  The employees were exposed to flying particles and eye and face injuries.

Issued

2020-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): 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, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.   On the west side of the work site, the employer did not ensure the employee using a STIL cutting saw and a jackhammer to remove concrete slab was protected from being exposed to silica dust with the use of engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection.

Issued

2020-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On the west side of the work site, the employer did not access the exposure for employees cutting and jackhammering a concrete slab with the use of a STIHL cutting saw and a jackhammer.  Employees were not protected from exposure to silica.