OSHA Inspection: CCI MIDWEST, LLC

Issued

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

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:  Cleaning Contractors, Inc. at the worksite located at 913 Bowman Street in Mansfield, Ohio:  On or about April 19, 2022, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees who were required to wear respirators. Employees entering Baghouse #8 and #9 to vacuum K061 dust from the floor and ledges are required to wear, at minimum, a half mask filtering facepiece respirator. Employees wearing a filtering facepiece respirator without a prior medical evaluation are exposed to hazards associated with aggravation of pulmonary issues, such as asthma, emphysema and aggravate claustrophobia.

Issued

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  Cleaning Contractors, Inc. at the worksite located at 913 Bowman Street in Mansfield, Ohio:  On or about April 19, 2022, the employer did not fit test those employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators. Employees entering Baghouse #8 and #9 to vacuum K061 dust from the floor and ledges are required to wear, at minimum, a half mask filtering facepiece respirator (Makrite 9500-N95 or 3M 8210 N95). Employees were exposed to hazards associated with K061 dust such as, but not limited to, irritation to the eyes and skin, nausea, and dermatitis.

Issued

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  CCI Midwest, LLC doing business as Cleaning Contractors, Inc. at the worksite located at 913 Bowman Street in Mansfield, Ohio:   On or about April 19, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees who were required to wear tight fitting filtering facepiece respirators were clean shaven. Employees entering Baghouse #8 and #9 to vacuum K061 dust from the floor and ledges are required to wear, at minimum, a half mask filtering facepiece respirator (Makrite 9500-N95 or 3M 8210 N95). Employees were exposed to hazards associated with K061 dust such as, but not limited to, irritation to the eyes and skin, nausea, and dermatitis due to facial hair interfering with the sealing surface between the facepiece and face.

Issued

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $3626.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  Cleaning Contractors, Inc. at the worksite located at 913 Bowman Street in Mansfield, Ohio:   On or about January 7, 2022, the employer did not ensure energy control procedures were documented and utilized to properly control electrical energy sources before accessing the rear housing of the Presvac System Vactor Truck. Employees were exposed to struck by a crushing hazards in that the ignition keys of the Vactor Truck were not maintained in the exclusive control of the employee engaged in cleaning operations.

Issued

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i):The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  CCleaning Contractors, Inc. at the worksite located at 913 Bowman Street in Mansfield, Ohio:   On or about January 7, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were adequately trained in the lockout procedures for accessing the rear housing of the Presvac System Vactor Truck for deconning. Employees were exposed to struck by a crushing hazards in that the ignition keys of the Vactor Truck were not maintained in the exclusive control of the employee engaged in deconning operations.

Issued

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

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:  Cleaning Contractors, Inc. at the worksite located at 913 Bowman Street in Mansfield, Ohio:  On or about April 19, 2022 the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards for employees exposed to hazards associated with K061 dust when removing dust from within baghouse #8 and #9. Employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, irritation to the eyes and skin, nausea, and dermatitis.