OSHA Inspection: PLASSMANN BROS. HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  Location: Site On or about June 30 2021, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program where employees were required to wear N95 respirators while scraping lead paint.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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:   Location: Site On or about June 30 2021, the employer required employees to wear N95 respirators where employees had not had a medical evaluation.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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:   Location: Site On or about June 30 2021, the employer required employees to wear N95 respirators where employees were not fit tested prior to use.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  Location: Site On or about June 30 2021, the employer did not provided adequate training to employees where they were required to wear N95 respirators while performing scraping activities.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 �?g/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  Location: Site  On or about June 30, 2021, the employer did not determine if any employees performing paint removal and clean up on the job site were exposed to lead at or above the action level.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:  Location: Site  On or about June 30, 2021, employees were potentially exposed to lead due to surface contamination on several items such as the carpool steering wheel, the jobsite radio, and a drinking bottle.