CHRISTIANSTED, VI —
OSHA Inspection: HEAVY MATERIALS, LLC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of HEAVY MATERIALS, LLC. in HEAVY MATERIALS CONCRETE PLANT 9010 ESTATE COTTAGE, CHRISTIANSTED, VI 00820 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 346680283.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HEAVY MATERIALS, LLC.
- Site address
- HEAVY MATERIALS CONCRETE PLANT 9010 ESTATE COTTAGE
- City
- CHRISTIANSTED
- State
- VI
- ZIP
- 00820
- Mailing
- 1 GROVE PL, CHRISTIANSTED, VI 00820
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327320
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C04
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $4,019 Reduced
05779013
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(4): The employer did not provide respirators, training, and medical evaluations at no cost to employees: a. On or about 25 April 2023, at the cement hopper area. The employer did not provide respirator training as the exposed employee was not shaved nor medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use NIOSH approved respirators required to be worn and not provided to operator during 3,200 lbs. Portland cement bags loading and bursting operation. NOTE: Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4018.5
- — Z (S) $4465
1910.145 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,572 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i): Caution signs were not used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices: a. On or about 25 April 2023, Concrete Batch Plant Operations Yard, Christiansted, VI, the employer did not install effective traffic controls/signs to inform drivers to operate at safe speeds, vehicular direction and areas of pedestrian traffic. NOTE: Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3572
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,678 · Current $2,410 Reduced
05779013
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use a. On or about 25 April 2023, updated safety data sheets were not available for products used and/or handled during concrete plant operations: 1. At the cement hopper and staging areas, operator handled 3,200 lbs. Portland cement bags during loading and bursting operation. 2. At the maintenance repair area, mechanics use corrosive products such as paints and degreasers during equipment repairs and paint operations. NOTE: Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2410.2
- — Z (S) $2678
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,678 · Current $2,410 Reduced
05779013
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: a. On or about 25 April 2023, employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work areas as follows: 1. At the cement hopper and staging areas, operator handled 3,200 lbs. Portland cement bags during loading and bursting operation. 2. At the maintenance repair area, mechanics use corrosive products such as paints and degreasers during equipment repairs and paint operations. NOTE: Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2410.2
- — Z (S) $2678
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346680283.
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