OSHA Inspection: THOUTT BROS. CONCRETE CONTRACTORS INC.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $10,360

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:  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when the employer did not evaluate employee exposure to metal fumes when workers were engaged in welding on mild and galvanized steel in the fabrication shop.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $10,360

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:  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to physiological and respiratory hazards when the employer required respirator use but did not provide medical evaluations for employees to ensure they were medically able to wear respirators when engaged in welding on mild and galvanized steel in the fabrication shop.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

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:  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when the employer required employees who were engaged in welding on mild and galvanized steel in the fabrication shop to wear respirators but did not provide fit testing.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $10,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when using a fan with improperly guarded blades in the fabrication shop.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $10,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(c)(1)(iv): The employer did not include the potentially hazardous materials employed in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals, all of which are potentially used in welding and cutting, in the program established to comply with Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (sec. 1910.1200).  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when the employer did not provide hazard communication training to employees related to the hazards of metal fumes and the materials found in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals when workers were engaged in welding on mild and galvanized steel in the fabrication shop.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,287 · Current $8,287

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(c)(6)(ii): Indoors, welding or cutting involving zinc-bearing base or filler metals coated with zinc-bearing materials was not done in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.252(c)(3):  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when the employer did not provide local exhaust ventilation in the fabrication shop for employees welding metal coated with zinc-bearing materials.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,287 · Current $8,287

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  (a) Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors Inc. at 5460 Tennyson St. in Denver, CO: On or about July 18, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when an oxygen cylinder was stored next to an acetylene cylinder in the fabrication shop.