JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA —
OSHA Inspection: FAVORITE BRIAN L
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of FAVORITE BRIAN L in 2022 LIGGET AVE., JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA 98433 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 344987623.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FAVORITE BRIAN L
- Site address
- 2022 LIGGET AVE.
- City
- JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98433
- Mailing
- 1002 N MERIDIAN SUITE 100-263, PUYALLUP, WA 98371
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 II
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(ii):Only authorized persons shall operate an aerial lift. A) Employees on site were working from the basket of an articulated boom lift, and none of them had been given training on how to operate the lifts properly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a):The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable: A) Employees on site were performing their duties worked from a two point suspension scaffold, and none of the employees had been trained in how to properly operate the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. A) The employer did not have fall protection training for employees who were working from aerial lifts and a suspension scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4096
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1):Specified exposure control methods. For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall 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. A) Employees at the job site were removing mortar with handheld grinders and did not put the engineering controls from Table (29CFR 1926.1153(c)(1)(xi)) of the Silica standard, or any other effective engineering control in place to control dust levels generated while grinding.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4096
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.1153 D02 I
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $2,096 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i):General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is 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) Employees at the job site were removing old mortar with hand held right angle grinders. No engineering controls were being used, in favor of respiratory protection. The employer had not performed full shift air sampling on the employees to determine the exposure level for airborne silica dust.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2096
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $329 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers. A) At the job site, the employer had not conducted regular site safety inspections.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $329
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $329 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. A) At the work site The employer did not have record of any site specific safety training for a large portion of the time they were working on site.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $329
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $329 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator. A) The employer required the use of full face respirators when employees were performing hand grinding on mortar as part of brick wall restoration on the Jensen family fitness building, but did not provide medical evaluations for the employees required to wear them.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $329
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344987623.
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