OSHA Inspection: PHILLIPS SITE WORK

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5531.00 · Current $3319.00 Reduced

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.  At the temporary jobsite  located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting and drilling activities were exposed to Crystalline Silica hazards in that the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program for required respirator use. Employees were required to use 3M N95 respirators while cutting concrete ,  a product containing Crystalline Silica.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 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:  At the temporary jobsite  located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting and drilling activities were exposed to health hazards in that the employer had not determined, through a medical evaluation, the employees' ability to use a respirator before the employee(s) are fit tested or required to use a respirator. Employees were required to use 3M N95 respirators.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  At the temporary jobsite  located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting and drilling activities were exposed to health hazards in that the employer had not  provided a fit test for employee(s) required to use  3M N95 respirators prior to use.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 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 that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):   On or about September 1, 2023, at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, the employer failed to provide respiratory protection training to employees prior to required use of tight-fitting, filtering facepiece respirators during concrete cutting operations. Employees were required to use 3M N95 Respirators.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1659.00 Reduced

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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  At the jobsite located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting, pouring, and finishing activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Respirable Crystalline Silica which is a skin irritant, can cause serious eye damage, respiratory irritation, and may cause cancer. The employer did not maintain copies of the safety data sheets for the concrete used on site that contains Crystalline Silica.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5531.00 · Current $3319.00 Reduced

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:   At the jobsite located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting, pouring, and finishing activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Respirable Crystalline Silica which is a skin irritant, can cause serious eye damage, respiratory irritation, and may cause cancer without being provided with information and training on how to recognize, avoid and/or eliminate the hazards associated with Respirable Crystalline Silica.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $3871.00 Reduced

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.  At the jobsite located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting activities were exposed to silica hazards. The employer failed to implement engineering and work practice controls as outlined in Table 1 to reduce employee exposure to silica dust.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1659.00 Reduced

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:  At the temporary jobsite  located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting and drilling activities were exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica hazards in that the employer had not established and implemented a written exposure control program. Employees were exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica when performing concrete cutting and drilling operations.

Issued

2024-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5531.00 · Current $3319.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(i)(1):The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):  At the jobsite located at 4960 Roe Boulevard, Roeland Park, Kansas, employees performing concrete cutting, pouring, and finishing activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Respirable Crystalline Silica which is a skin irritant, can cause serious eye damage, respiratory irritation, and may cause cancer in that the employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard.