OSHA Inspection: RM UTILITY CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  RM Utility Construction Inc. , failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date 01                                         01                                           03/22/2023 01                                         02a                                         03/22/2023 01                                         02b                                         03/22/2023 01                                         02c                                         03/22/2023 01                                         02d                                         03/22/2023         In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET)

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Abate by

Mar 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) On September 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees using powered handheld concrete cutting saw and  hydraulic rock breaker attachment mounted on an excavator were wearing safety glasses to protect from eye injuries during concrete/asphalt cutting sawing and rock breaking operations.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Abate by

Mar 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the tasks in Table 1,  unless the employer assessed and limited the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.  a) On September 16, 2022, the employer did not implement engineering controls or work practice controls, as required in Table 1. Employees were using powered handheld concrete/asphalt cutting saw and  a hydraulic rock breaker attachment mounted on an excavator for cutting and breaking the concrete street without appropriate engineering controls.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Abate by

Mar 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  a) On September 16, 2022, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine exposure levels when employees were using the powered handheld concrete cutting saw and the hydraulic rock breaker attachment mounted on an excavator without appropriate engineering or work practice controls.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Abate by

Mar 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): Written exposure control plan. The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least (i) job task in the workplace that contains silica, (ii) description of the engineering controls used to limit respirable silica for each task,  (iii) housekeeping measures to limit employee exposure to silica, and (iv) procedures used to restrict access to work areas:  a) On September 16, 2022, the employer did not develop a site specific written exposure control plan (ECP) when employees were exposed to silica during cutting and rock breaking operations.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Abate by

Mar 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee is trained in accordance with the provisions of the hazard communication standard and paragraph (i)(2) of this section:  a) On September 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees exposed to crystalline silica received training required by the hazard communication standard and contained in 29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2).  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).