OSHA Inspection: P.E.M. SAMOA, LLC

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2846.00 · Current $1992.00 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  Employees required to wear N95 respirators while conducting concrete grinding activities were not medically evaluated. Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Employees required to wear N95 respirators while conducting concrete grinding activities were not fit tested. Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2277.00 · Current $1594.00 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.  Inside LDS Temple Form Structure: Employees used a walk behind floor grinder machine to level out the concrete floor while an employee of the general contractor 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. Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards.