OSHA Inspection: JEFFREY H LANDSCAPING, LLC

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home): An employee engaged in cutting natural stone was exposed to flying particles, and was not wearing eye and face protection. The employer did not ensure that eye and face protection was worn by affected employees to protect against flying particles, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home):  Employees were engaged in cutting natural cultured stone, utilized handheld power saws, and did not fully and properly implement engineering controls to minimize exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The employer did not fully and properly implement engineering controls, and work practices, to limit the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(iii)(A): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home):  Employees were engaged in cutting natural stone, and personal breathing zone air samples were not collected to reflect employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica. A bulk sample collected of the stone show a silica content of 7%. The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure to respirable crystalline silica, based on personal breathing zone samples, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home): Employees were required to cut natural stone, containing a 7% content of respirable crystalline silica, utilizing handheld power saws. The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(i)(2)(i):The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home): Employees were engaged in cutting natural stone, and were unable to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of health hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica. A bulk sample collected of the natural stone show that the material contains 7% silica. The employer did not ensure that employees could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met Construction Reference: 1926.59)(a:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home): Employees engaged in cutting natural cultured stone were required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, gasoline. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home): Employees were required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, gasoline and cutting concrete pavers which generate particles containing respirable crystalline silica. The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals and substances, on or about 11/20/23.

Issued

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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 (Construction Reference: 1926.59):  a) 159 Jane Street, Englewood, NJ (Exterior Front of Single Family Frame Home): Employees were required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, gasoline. The employer did not provide information and training to affected employees on the safe methods and handling of hazardous chemicals and substances, prior to initial assignment, on or about 11/20/23.