OSHA Inspection: JONES CAULKING AND TUCKPOINTING

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $2500.00 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:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees completed medical evaluations prior to being required to wear respiratory protection.  This condition exposed employees to hazards related to respiratory protection use.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees completed an appropriate fit test prior to being required to use respiratory protection. This condition exposed employee to health hazards associated with occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve (Construction Reference 1926.103):  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that respirators that were used during tuckpointing operation were were stored to prevent damage.  Respirator was being stored on the basket of an aerial lift exposed to the elements.  This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with contaminated respirators.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(4): Respirators that failed an inspection or were otherwise found to be defective were not removed from service and discarded or repaired:   (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure  respirators were removed from service when found to be defective. This condition exposed employee to health hazards associated with occupation exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2678.00 · Current $1875.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(b)(1):Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that electrical extension cords being utilized for tools and equipment on the swing stage scaffolding were free of damage, in that the inner conductors were exposed.  This condition exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(d)(5)(iii): Suspension scaffold support devices such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons, parapet clamps, or similar devices shall be secured against movement by tiebacks installed at right angles to the face of the building or structure, or opposing angle tiebacks shall be installed and secured to a structurally sound point of anchorage on the building or structure.  Sound points of anchorage include structural members, but do not include standpipes, vents, other piping systems, or electrical conduit:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold (swing stage) was secured against movement by tiebacks installed and secured to a structurally sound point of anchorage on the building or structure.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards associated with the lack of system anchorage.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees utilizing the two-point adjustable suspension scaffolding (swing stage) on site were trained prior to use.  This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with scaffold use.  (b)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees utilizing the JLG aerial lift on site were trained prior to use.  This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with aerial lift use.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the fall protection system being utilized in conjunction with the scaffolding system was free of damage and defects, in that the vertical lifeline was damaged and not removed from service.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4375.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(1):The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 micrograms/cubic meter (ug/m3), calculated as an 8-hour TWA:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica was at or below 50 ug/m3 calculated as an 8-hour TWA. Employee exposure was measured on August 8, 2022 to be approximately 1500 ug/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA. This condition exposed employees to health hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(iv): The employer did not reassess exposures whenever a change in the production, process, control equipment, personnel, or work practices was reasonably expected to result in new or additional exposures at or above the action level, or when the employer had reason to believe that new or additional exposures at or above the action level have occurred:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not reassess employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica when dust capture systems were not used for handheld grinders during tuckpointing operations.  This condition exposed employees to hazards related to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(e)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that respiratory protection was used for tasks not listed in Table 1, or where the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1:   (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees using hand grinders for mortar removal appropriately utilized respiratory protection to reduce exposure to  respirable crystalline silica.  This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(f)(2):The employer shall not allow compressed air to be used to clean clothing or surfaces where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica unless: (f)(2)(i) The compressed air is used in conjunction with a ventilation system that effectively captures the dust cloud created by the compressed air; or (f)(2)(ii) No alternative method is feasible:  (a)Jones Caulking and Tuckpointing at 4900 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57108:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were not utilizing compressed air to clean off clothing of employees during grinding and tuckpointing operations.  This condition exposed employees to silica dust.