KENILWORTH, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: AA BERMS, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AA BERMS, LLC in N 20TH STREET & BOULEVARD, KENILWORTH, NJ 07033 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 347043127.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AA BERMS, LLC
- Site address
- N 20TH STREET & BOULEVARD
- City
- KENILWORTH
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07033
- Mailing
- 106 MILL STREET, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. 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. A) AA Berms, LLC. - N. 20th street and Boulevard, Kenilworth NJ 07109 - On October 18, 2023 the employer did not ensure the compliance during saw cutting lines in concrete sidewalk exposing employees to concrete/silica dust as the crew conducted cutting operations dry. Requested documentation of respiratory control plan, silica dust exposure control plan, safety policy, surveillance program requested and not provided. Condition noted on October 18, 2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3125
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.1153 D01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(1): Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA. A) AA Berms, LLC. - N. 20th Street and Boulevard, Kenilworth NJ 07901 - The employer did not select and implement administrative or engineering controls to eliminate the hazard of creating concrete/silica dust exposure to its employees via exposure routes of inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption, or contact by dry cutting decorative lines in concrete sidewalk along Boulevard during the cutting of sidewalk with a handheld power saw/chop saw, exposing its employees to respirable silica. Condition noted on October 18, 2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 E02
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(2):Respiratory protection program. Where respirator use is required by this section, the employer failed to institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134. A) AA Berms, LLC. - N. 20th Street and Boulevard, Kenilworth NJ 07901 - The employer did not implement a respiratory control program to effectively protect workers engaged in concrete dry cutting operations. This condition exposed employees to upper respiratory illness. Condition noted on October 18, 2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.134 D03 I
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i):The employer failed to provide a respirator that is adequate to protect the health of the employee and ensure compliance with all other OSHA statutory and regulatory requirements, under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. A) AA Berms, LLC. - N. 20th Street and Boulevard, Kenilworth NJ 07901 - The employer did not select and ensure its use to eliminate the hazard when creating concrete/silica dust exposure to its employees via exposure routes of inhalation, ingestion by dry cutting decorative lines in concrete sidewalk along Boulevard. Condition noted on October 18, 2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 G01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): Written exposure control plan. The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements: A) AA Berms, LLC. - N. 20th Street and Boulevard, Kenilworth NJ 07901 - The employer did not establish or implement a written exposure control plan to effectively protect workers engaged in concrete dry cutting operations. Condition noted October 18, 2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3125
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.1153 I02 I
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i):Employee information and training. The employer failed to ensure that each employee covered by this section can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the following: A) AA Berms, LLC. - N. 20th Street and Boulevard, Kenilworth NJ 07901 - The employer did not ensure that their employees were trained in the recognition of the hazards of creating concrete/silica dust exposure to its via exposure routes of inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption, or contact by dry cutting concrete sidewalk and its associated risks and preventative means by the implementation of a training program. Condition noted on October 18, 2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6250
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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 347043127.
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