OSHA Inspection: NATIVE EDGE ASSOCIATES INC.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced

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 (Construction Reference 29 CFR 1926.103):  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 1435 Yarmouth Ave. Ste. 102 in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, the employer required that masonry employees use respirators when cutting concrete or working nearby concrete cutting but had not developed a compliant written respiratory protection program. This condition exposed employees to physiological and respiratory hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 (Construction Reference 29 CFR 1926.103):  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 1435 Yarmouth Ave. Ste. 102 in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, the employer required that masonry employees use respirators when cutting concrete or working nearby concrete cutting, but employees had not been trained on respirator use. This condition exposed employees to physiological and respiratory hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(m)(1): Records of medical evaluations required by 29 CFR 1910.134 were not retained and made available in accordance with 1910.1020 (Construction Reference 29 CFR 1926.103):  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 1435 Yarmouth Ave. Ste. 102 in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, the employer required that masonry employees use respirators when cutting concrete or working nearby concrete cutting but did not retain medical evaluation records for the required time period or have them available upon request by OSHA personnel. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 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 (Construction Reference 29 CFR 1926.103):  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 1435 Yarmouth Ave. Ste. 102 in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, the employer required that masonry employees use respirators when cutting concrete or working nearby concrete cutting but did not provide medical evaluations to employees to ensure they were medically able to wear respirators. This condition exposed employees to physiological and respiratory hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 (Construction Reference 29 CFR 1926.103):  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 1435 Yarmouth Ave. Ste. 102 in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, the employer required that masonry employees use respirators when cutting concrete or working nearby concrete cutting, but employees were not fit tested prior to wearing respirators. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 4625 Broadway in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, employees operated a Caterpillar 2P6000 forklift without a nameplate that displayed the equipment's capacity. This exposed employees to tipover and ejection hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 4625 Broadway in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, employees operated a Caterpillar 2P6000 forklift with a horn that was not functional. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 4625 Broadway in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, employees used a Ryobi 6" thin line bench grinder with no tongue guard in place. This exposed employees to pinch points and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 4625 Broadway in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, employees used a Ryobi 6" thin line bench grinder with no tongue guard in place. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2022

Abate by

Nov 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $6,091 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each covered employee could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the information contained in paragraphs (A) - (F) of this section:   (a) Native Edge Associates Inc. at 4625 Broadway in Boulder, CO 80304: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, employees performed tasks that exposed them to respirable crystalline silica, such as using demo saws to cut concrete, but the employer did not provide respirable crystalline silica training to employees.