OSHA Inspection: CIFELLI & SON, INC

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,288 · Current $4,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c) as referenced by 29 CFR 1910.103:  The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103):  (a) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employee(s) required to use full face respirators while exposed to dust containing crystalline silica generated when cutting concrete sidewalks.    Violation occurred on or about 5/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103:  The employer did not 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:  a) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  The employer failed to provide medical evaluations for worker(s) required to use full face respirators while exposed to dust containing crystalline silica generated when cutting concrete sidewalks.    Violation occurred on or about 5/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103:  The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:  (a) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  The employer failed to provide fit tests for worker(s) required to use full face respirators while exposed to dust containing crystalline silica generated when cutting concrete sidewalks.    Violation occurred on or about 5/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103:  The employer did not provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.  (a) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  The employer failed to provide training to worker(s) required to use full face respirators while exposed to dust containing crystalline silica generated when cutting concrete sidewalks.    Violation occurred on or about 5/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,288 · Current $4,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(c)(1):  For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not 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) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  Employee(s) were exposed to dust containing crystalline silica which was liberated when cutting concrete during remodeling of sidewalks in order to make them handicapped accessible.  The employer failed to assess worker exposure to airborne crystalline silica to include implementing engineering controls (use of water) and respiratory protection during dry cutting operations.    Violation occurred on or about 05/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(i):  The employer did not 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) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  Employee(s) were exposed to dust containing crystalline silica which was liberated when cutting concrete during remodeling of sidewalks in order to make them handicapped accessible.  The employer failed to assess worker exposure to airborne crystalline silica during such work operations.      Violation occurred on or about 05/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,288 · Current $4,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1):  The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:  (a) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for worker(s) exposed to crystalline silica while cutting concrete sidewalk in order to make it handicapped accessible.  Violation occurred on or about 05/6/2021.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(4):  The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:  (a) Worksite at Springdale Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017.  The employer did not designate a competent person  to implement a written exposure control plan for workers exposed to dust containing crystalline silica liberated while dry cutting concrete sidewalks.      Violation occurred on or about 05/6/2021.