OSHA Inspection: ALLSTATE INTERIORS OF NY, INC.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) 1 Dutchess Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY- on or about September 4, 2020, for employees mixing Maxxon Underlayment containing Gypsum, Portland Cement, and Crystalline Silica (at 1-5%) without dust control methods or adequate respiratory protection.  The employer did not have a copy of the SDS for Maxxon Underlayment Gyp-Crete.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  a) 1 Dutchess Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY- on or about September 4, 2020,  for employees who were exposed to a respiratory hazard while mixing Maxxon Underlayment containing Gypsum, Portland Cement, and Crystalline Silica (at 1-5%) without dust control methods or adequate respiratory protection. The employer did not assess the employees exposure to respirable crystalline silica and did not fully and properly implement engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(e)(1)(ii): Respiratory protection was not provided for tasks not listed in Table 1, or where the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1:    a) 1 Dutchess Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY- on or about September 4, 2020,  for employees who were exposed to a respiratory hazard while mixing Maxxon Underlayment containing Gypsum, Portland Cement, and Crystalline Silica (at 1-5%) without dust control methods or adequate respiratory protection. The employer did not provided respiratory protection to the employees  and did not fully and properly implement engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection. Employees were provided with cloth masks and KN95 without fit testing.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a) 1 Dutchess Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY- on or about September 4, 2020, for employees who were exposed to a respiratory hazard while  mixing Maxxon Underlayment containing Gypsum, Portland Cement, and Crystalline Silica (at 1-5%) without dust control methods or adequate respiratory protection. The employer did not implement a written exposure control plan and did not fully and properly implement engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection.