OSHA Inspection: SHJ CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii):Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  (a) Modular Section (Connex): On or about 8/7/2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to flash burn hazards, in that welding curtains were not provided to enclose welding areas when employees are MIG welding wall panels.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met  a) Warehouse: On or about 8/7/2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that the employer did not implement a written hazard communication program for employees handling hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Oakley Dark cutting oil, adhesives and argon.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  a) Warehouse: On or about 8/7/2022 and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical hazards, in that safety data sheets were not provided to employees handling hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Oakley Dark cutting oil, adhesives and argon.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a) Warehouse: On or about 8/7/2022 and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical hazards, in that global harmonization training was not conducted when employees were required to handle hazardous chemicals such as Oakley Dark cutting oil, adhesives and argon.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a) Modular Section (Connex): On or about 8/7/2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to a respiratory hazard, in that information contained in Appendix D was not provided to employees voluntarily wearing 3M tight fitting half-face respirators while performing welding.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

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) Modular Section (Connex): On or about8/7/2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that medical evaluations were not provided to employees voluntarily wearing 3M tight fitting half-face respirators.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(3):The employer used the performance-oriented option; however, the employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee on the basis of any combination of air monitoring data, historical monitoring data, or objective data sufficient to accurately characterize employee exposure to chromium (VI):  (a) Warehouse:  On or about 8/8/2022, and times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that hexavalent chromium initial monitoring was not performed for employees welding on stainless steel

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:   a) Modular Section (Connex): On or about 8/7/2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that training was not provided to employees on the hazards of hexavalent chromium and how to mitigate them.