OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE OUTDOOR LIVING, LLC

Issued

Dec 4, 2020

Abate by

Feb 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,735 · Current $1,200 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:   On or about July 02, 2020 employees wearing elastomeric (half mask) were not medical evaluated prior to usage when operating grinders.

Issued

Dec 4, 2020

Abate by

Jan 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying exits:   On or about July 02, 2020 employees were grinding the surface of a concrete floor in at a gym at 8900 West Hwy 14 in Mount Horeb WI and the company did not have an effective method to detect the presence of carbon monoxide employees.  Employees were exposed to carbon monoxide levels exceeding 50ppm as an 8 hour time weighted average.

Issued

Dec 4, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): To achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and technical measures used for this purpose must first be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with �1926.103  On or about July 02, 2020 employees were exposed to carbon monoxide levels that exceeded the 8 hour time weighted average of 50.0ppm. Employees were using gas powered equipment to grind off the top layer of a concrete gym floor to prepare the floor for coating.

Issued

Dec 4, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a)(2): Employee(a) exposure, as determined from breathing-zone air samples, to any substance in Table 1 or 2 of this section with a permissible exposure limit not preceded by (C) must not exceed the limit specified for that substance measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average in any work shift:  On or about July 02, 2020 employees were exposed to carbon monoxide levels that exceeded the 8 hour time weighted average of 50.0ppm. Employees were using gas powered equipment to grind off the top layer of a concrete gym floor to prepare the floor for coating.  a. An employee engaged in hand grinding the floor on July 02, 2020 and was exposed to carbon monoxide as an 8 hour time weighted average of 126.8 ppm, approximately 2.54 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0ppm; this limit was established to prevent  adverse health effects. The exposure level was derived from carboxyhemoglobin back calculation. Employee exposure time was estimated to be 105 minutes, the remaining 375 minutes was calculated as zero (0) exposure time.

Issued

Dec 4, 2020

Abate by

Feb 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each covered employee could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the information contained in paragraphs (A) - (F) of this section.  On or about July 02, 2020 employees removing the surface of a concrete floor were not trained on the occupational health effects of silica, source of silica, protective measures used to protect against silica.

Issued

Dec 4, 2020

Abate by

Feb 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,900 Reduced

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:  On or about July 02, 2020 a silica site specific exposure control plan was not established for grinding the gym concrete floor at Hearts and Hands Inc. located ate 8900 West Highway 14 located in Mount Horeb, WI.