OSHA Inspection: BUSINESS INTERIORS FLOOR COVERING BUSINESS TRUST

Issued

2022-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $5076.00 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) Worksite: On or about 9/21/2022, an employee was not provided a medical evaluation and was required to use a respirator while working around silica dust.

Issued

2022-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).  (a) Worksite: On or about 9/21/2022, an employee was exposed to silica dust while utilizing a respirator without a fit test.

Issued

2022-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators.  (a) Worksite: On or about 9/21/2022, an employee was performing concrete grinding operations, requiring the use of a respirator, without the benefit of adequate respiratory protection training.

Issued

2022-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4931.00 · Current $3452.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.  (a) Worksite: On or about 9/21/2022, an employee was exposed to flying chips and debris while grinding concrete with an unguarded Milwaukee hand-held grinding tool.

Issued

2022-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $5076.00 Reduced

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 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) Worksite: On or about 9/21/2022, an employee was exposed to respirable silica dust while performing concrete grinding without the use of engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1.