PATERSON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: BACK BROOK MASONRY LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BACK BROOK MASONRY LLC in 202 UNION AVE., PATERSON, NJ 07502 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 345226443.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BACK BROOK MASONRY LLC
- Site address
- 202 UNION AVE.
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07502
- Mailing
- 311 6TH AVE, ALPHA, NJ 08865
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,340 · Current $1,404 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use respirators, before the employees were required to use a 3M 6001 half-face elastomeric respirator in the workplace (Construction Reference 1926.103): a) Job site at 202 Union Ave., Paterson, NJ: A medical evaluation was not provided for the employee who was required to use a 3M 6001 half-face elastomeric respirator at the workplace, on or about 03/30/2021.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1404
- — C (S) $2340
- — Z (S) $2340
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT)(Construction Reference 1926.103): a) Job site at 202 Union Ave., Paterson, NJ: An employee was exposed to respiratory system irritation from hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, cement powder, while he used a non-fit-tested 3M half-face respirator during the cement mortar preparation in a cement mixer and when the respirator usage was mandatory, on or about 03/30/2021.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01 I
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of how improper fit could compromise the protective effect of the respirator: a) Job site at 202 Union Ave., Paterson, NJ: Employer did not ensure that employee could demonstrate knowledge of how improper fit could compromise the protective effect of the respirator. The employer required the employee to wear 3M half-face respirator to protect against cement powder during the cement mortar preparation in a cement mixer, on or about 03/30/2021.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01 VI
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(vi): The employer did not ensure that each user could demonstrate knowledge of recognizing medical signs and symptoms that could limit or prevent the effectiveness of the respirator: a) Job site at 202 Union Ave., Paterson, NJ: The employer did not ensure that an employee could demonstrate knowledge of recognizing medical signs and symptoms that could limit or prevent the effectiveness of the respirators. The employer required the employee to wear 3M half-face respirator to protect against cement powder during the cement mortar preparation in a cement mixer, on or about 03/30/2021.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1000 A02
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $0 Reduced
C730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 ppm: a) Job site at 202 Union Ave., Paterson, NJ: Employee was operating a gasoline powered cement mixer inside a room in a building under construction. The employee's carbon monoxide exposure level was determined to be 103.1 ppm as an 8-Hour Time Weighted Average (TWA), about two times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ppm, on or about 03/30/2021.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $5461
- — Z (S) $5461
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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 345226443.
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