OSHA Inspection: WESTLAND CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Abate by

Feb 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $5,635

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.  Inside The LDS Temple Form Structure:  A subcontractor used a walk behind floor grinder machine to level out the concrete floor while a Westland employee assisted by wetting the area with a  water hose to control dust emissions. The engineering controls listed in Table 1 for a walk behind floor grinder were not properly implemented. An employee was exposed to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Jan 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  An employee provided N95 respirators for voluntary use was not provided with the basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D. An employee was exposed to respiratory hazards.