PARAMUS, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ATLANTIC CONCRETE GROUP, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ATLANTIC CONCRETE GROUP, LLC in 120 BERGEN TOWN CENTER, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 346188626.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ATLANTIC CONCRETE GROUP, LLC
- Site address
- 120 BERGEN TOWN CENTER
- City
- PARAMUS
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07652
- Mailing
- 733 RIDGEDALE AVE., EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,358 · Current $3,215 Reduced
9000
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 1926.103)(a) Note: The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator. a) Bergen Town Center, Sidewalk near Off Saks Fifth Avenue, Paramus: On or about September 1, 2022, employees who were required to wear elastomeric half-mask respirators to protect them from silica dust did not have medical evaluations.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3214.8
- — C (S) $5358
- — Z (S) $5358
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a) a) Bergen Town Center, Sidewalk near Off Saks Fifth Avenue, Paramus: On or about September 1, 2022, employees used jackhammers to break concrete without water or dust collection, which caused a cloud of concrete dust to develop. Employees, who were required to wear elastomeric half-mask respirators, were exposed to silica dust due to leakage because of facial hair that interfered with facepiece seal.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 H03 II A
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(ii)(A): Respirator inspections did not include a check of respirator function, tightness of connections, and the condition of the various parts including, but not limited to, the facepiece, head straps, valves, connecting tube, and cartridges, canisters or filters: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a) Bergen Town Center, Sidewalk near Off Saks Fifth Avenue, Paramus: On or about September 1, 2022, employees used jackhammers to break concrete without water or dust collection, which caused a cloud of concrete dust to develop. An employee who was required to wear elastomeric half-mask respirator was exposed to silica dust leaking into the respiratory protection because of missing inlet valves.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 H01 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a) Bergen Town Center, Sidewalk near Off Saks Fifth Avenue, Paramus: On or about September 1, 2022, employees used jackhammers to break concrete and were required to wear respiratory protection. Employees wore elastomeric half-mask respirators that had not been cleaned and disinfected with adequate frequency.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $2,679 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. a) Bergen Town Center, Sidewalk near Off Saks Fifth Avenue, Paramus: On or about September 1, 2022, employees used jackhammers to break concrete without water or dust collection, which caused a cloud of concrete dust to develop and exposing them to inhalation of silica dust.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2679
- — C (S) $4465
- — Z (S) $4465
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346188626.
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