OSHA Inspection: GRANGER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3687.00 · Current $3687.00

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:  a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about October 5, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written worksite specific respiratory protection program for employees provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about October 5, 2023, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employees' ability to use a respiratory before requiring use, in that, employees involved in pipe rehab inside permitted confine spaces were provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):   a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about October 5, 2023, the employer did not provide a fit test to employees involved in pipe rehab inside permitted confine spaces who were provided and required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:   a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about October 5, 2023, tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not protected from damage, contamination and extreme temperatures, in that, a full  face respirator was stored with the  filters attached and exposed in the side of the truck with out protection.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(3)(ii)(A): Respirator inspections did not include a check of respirator function, tightness of connections, and the condition of the various parts including, but not limited to, the facepiece, head straps, valves, connecting tube, and cartridges, canisters or filters:   a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about October 5, 2023, the employer did not ensure that respirators were inspected before use, in that, a 3M Full Facepiece Reusable Respirator with multiple toxic gas cartridges was observed with severe damage to the cartridges and contamination on the elastomeric parts of the facepiece.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):   a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about October 5, 2023, the employer did not provide training to employees required to wear  tight-fitting facepiece respirators, while performing pipe rehab work inside permit-required confined spaces.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $4610.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(iii): Before an employee entered the space, the internal atmosphere was not tested with a calibrated, direct-reading instrument, for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants.  a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about September 28, 2023, the employer did not use a calibrated direct-reading device to test for toxic gases before permitting employees to enter a manhole thus exposing them to an asphyxiation hazard.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(v)(A):  Continuous forced air ventilation was not used when an employee entered a space and until a hazardous atmosphere had been eliminated:   a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about September 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that forced air ventilation was used inside the well before employees entered the space, exposing employees to an asphyxiation hazard.

Issued

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $4610.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  a: At 788 Seagrape Drive Ruskin, Florida; On or about September 28, 2023, the employer failed to report to OSHA within 24-hours a work-related incident that resulted in an in-patient hospitalization.