OSHA Inspection: WESTBY BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,642 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about July 15, 2022, An audiometric testing program was not established and maintained by making audiometric testing available for instances such as, but not limited to employees building sheds with saws and pneumatic nail guns in the south building:    a.  On or about July 15, 2022, employee building shed in the South Building was exposed to  97.92 percent dose of the permissible daily dose,  as measured over 403 minutes of sampling.  The does is equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average of 89.84 dBA, accounting for the period of 77 minutes unmonitored.    b.  On or about July 15, 2022, employee building shed in the South Building was exposed to  79.76 percent dose of the permissible daily dose,  as measured over 436 minutes of sampling.  The does is equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average of 88.37 dBA, accounting for the period of 77 minutes unmonitored.

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,584 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:  On or about July 14, 2022, a respiratory protection program was not established for employee spray painting sheds while wearing an elastomeric half mask respirator.

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about July 14, 2022,  a respirator medical evaluation was not provided for employee wearing an elastomeric half mask respirator when spray painting sheds.

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

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):  On or about July 14, 2022, employee was not fit tested prior to wearing an elastomeric half mask respirator used for spray painting.

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,698 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   On or about July 14, 2022, a written hazard communication program was not developed to convey the occupational health hazards of paints and wood dust.

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about July 14, 2022, the employer did not have safety data sheets for wood and paints employees used to build and paint sheds..

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii):Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  On or about July 14, 2022, Employees were not trained on the occupational health hazards of wood dust and paints.

Issued

Nov 25, 2022

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about July 14, 2022, employees spray painting sheds did not have their paint exposure evaluated.