OSHA Inspection: AST CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Dec 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,558 · Current $4,558

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): An employee was exposed to flying particles while cutting cement bricks with a handheld power saw, and was not wearing eye and face protection. The employer did not ensure that employees used eye and face protection when exposed to flying particles, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,558 · Current $4,558

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 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) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): The employer did not ensure employees that were engaged in cutting cement bricks, utilizing handheld power saws, were fully and properly implementing engineering controls and, work practices, specified for power saw cutting work tasks listed in Table 1, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:  a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees were engaged in cutting concrete bricks, utilizing a handheld power saw, and a competent person was not designated to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Feb 7, 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) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees were engaged in cutting cement bricks, utilizing handheld power saws, were not fully and properly implementing engineering controls and, work practices, specified for handheld power saw cutting work tasks listed in Table 1. The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who may reasonably expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level, or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees engaged in cutting cement bricks, utilizing handheld power saws, were not included in a written exposure control plan. The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for affected employees, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,558 · Current $4,558

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):     a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees were required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica dust, gasoline, Hanley W181 Dolomite Grey Modular-MS brick, and Lehigh masonry cement. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Dec 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees were engaged in masonry were required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica dust, gasoline, Hanley W181 Dolomite Grey Modular-MS brick, and Lehigh masonry cement. The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals and substances, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area (Construction Reference: 1926.59):  a) 510 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees were engaged in masonry tasks were required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica dust, gasoline, Hanley W181 Dolomite Grey Modular-MS brick, and Lehigh masonry cement. The employer did not provide affected employees with training on the safe handling and safe methods to use when working with hazardous chemicals and substances, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica:  a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): The employer did not ensure that employees who were engaged in cutting cement bricks could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica, on or about 10/31/22.

Issued

Dec 19, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use (Construction Reference 1926.1153:  a) 502 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Units A & B (Exterior Front): Employees were cutting cement bricks, utilizing handheld power saws, were required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators. The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees who are required to wear respiratory protection, on or about 10/31/22.