OSHA Inspection: BROWNSVILLE GULFSIDE WAREHOUSE, INC.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8192.00 · Current $8192.00

Hazardous substances P104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about January 14, 2021, at this facility, employees exposed to respiratory hazards, such as but not limited to, portland cement while moving inventory in and out of warehouses. The employer did not conduct air monitoring to see if employees were over permissible exposure limits for time weighted average.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 January 14, 2021, at this facility, an employee involved in moving sacks of cement wore a respirator. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to an employee's use of a respirator.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about January 14, 2021, at this facility, an employee involved in moving sacks of cement a wore a respirator. The employer did not provide an annual fit-test and/or initial fit-test for employees.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about January 14, 2021, the employer did not provide respirator training for employees who wear a respirator when working.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6827.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii):The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:  On or about January 14, 2021, employees operated forklifts and had not received the required training.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:  On or about January 14, 2021, at this location, employees used forklifts to move products in and out of warehouses. The employer did not have written certification that a hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

2021-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $767.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about January 14, 2021, employees moved around cement using forklifts. The employees did not have hazard communication training.