OSHA Inspection: NOVA MASONRY

Issued

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $388.00 · Current $388.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  124 Washington Street, Milford, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 1a; Citation 001, Item 1b; Citation 001, Item 2a and Citation 001, Item 2b with a final order date of 5/7/2024 was not received within 10 calendar days (by 4/13/2024) following the abatement due date (4/3/2024).

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $2074.00

Hazardous substances 1340

General-duty citation text

29CFR 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 29CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Jobsite:  On or about November 20, 2023, employees were using hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to mixed 2-stroke gasoline for an internal combustion wet saw. The employer does not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1340

General-duty citation text

29CFR 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) Jobsite:  On or about November 20, 2023, employees were using hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to mixed 2-stroke gasoline for an internal combustion wet saw. The employer did not provide hazard communication training.

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employees were not trained on the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified of the chemicals in the work area.  a) Jobsite:  On or about November 20, 2023, employees were operating a hand held internal combustion saw indoors and were not provided training on the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure.

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a) Jobsite:  On or about November 20, 2023, the employer did not provide effective training for employees operating a hand-held saw with an internal combustion engine within a partially enclosed space.

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.55(a): Employees were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.  a) Jobsite:  On or about November 20, 2023, employees where exposed to carbon monoxide at concentrations in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million (ppm).  An employee operating a hand-held saw with an internal combustion engine within a partially enclosed space, was transported to a local hospital via ambulance following complaint of severe headache and difficulty breathing.  The employee had been exposed to carbon monoxide at an 8-hour TWA of 67.9 parts per million (ppm).  The exposure concentration was derived by entering the employee's carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) concentration and other site-specific data into the Coburn-Forster-Kane equation.

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.55(b):  Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s) to carbon monoxide.  a) Jobsite:  On or about November 20, 2023, employees were exposed to carbon monoxide while operating a hand-held saw with an internal combustion engine within a partially enclosed space and limited ventilation.  The employer did not provide and maintain adequate ventilation while the saw was in use.