OSHA Inspection: RECONSTRUCTION EXPERTS, INC.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Abate by

Feb 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $13,494

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(i)(2)(i)(B):  Specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica;   (a) Reconstruction Experts, Inc. at 2575 Des Moines Dr, Fort Collins, CO: On and around September 28, 2020, the controlling employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to ensure that subcontractors had developed and implemented Specified Exposure Control Methods or Alternate Exposure Control Methods and established a written exposure control plan, when subcontractor employees were exposed to airborne crystalline silica hazards by work tasks. Subcontractor employees cut Exterior Fiber-Cement, containing silica, with a hand saw but had not developed and implemented Specified Exposure Control Methods in that the hand saw did not have a dust collection system to comply with Table 1 Entry iii or Alternate Exposure Control Methods in that the subcontractors had not conducted exposure assessments to determine subcontractor employee exposure to silica. The subcontractors had not developed written exposure control plans for the tasks. This condition potentially exposed subcontractor employees to airborne crystalline silica hazards.   Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").