OSHA Inspection: RODZINA DEVELOPMENT LLC

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) On or about January 19, 2023, at an excavation site, where employees with facial hair wore 3M, Model 8511, N95 particulate half-face respirators when drilling into a concrete inlet.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

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)  a) On or about January 19, 2023, at an excavation site, respirator fit tests were not provided for employees required to wear 3M, Model 8511, N95 particulate half-face respirators when drilling into a concrete inlet.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $2,679 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)  a) On or about January 19, 2023, at an excavation site, medical evaluations were not provided to employees required to wear 3M 8511, N95 particulate half-face respirators when drilling into a concrete inlet.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $3,349 Reduced

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 1926.103)  (a) On or about January 19, 2023, at an excavation site, a respirator program was not developed for employees required to wear 3M 8511, N95 particulate half-face respirators when drilling into a concrete inlet.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,688 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  a) On or about January 19, 2023, on the side of a feeder road, where employees where not provided a safe means to enter and exit an excavation greater than 4 feet when installing a storm drainpipe.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  a) On or about January 19, 2023, on the side of a feeder road, where employees were exposed to cave-in hazards when installing a concrete pipe inside an excavation without an adequate protective system.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,688 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.   a) On or about January 19, 2023, on the side of a feeder road, where employees worked inside an excavation that had not been inspected by a competent person, exposing them to cave-in hazards.