OSHA Inspection: ALLIANCE PUMP & MECHANICAL SERVICE INC.

Issued

Aug 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,524 · Current $11,524

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  At a worksite located at or near 39.185939, -93.868953 in Lexington, MO:  Employees were exposed to both physical and health hazards in the performance of their job duties. The employer failed to instruct employees on the condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to their work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury. This was last demonstrated on or about March 11, 2024, when employees were working to replace a sanitary sewer pipe inside a vault and employees had not been trained on all the potential hazards that were present or could be present during their work. This included, but was not limited to electrical, noise, toxic vapors or gases, chemical, and biological agents.

Issued

Aug 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions.   At a worksite located at or near 39.185939, -93.868953 in Lexington, MO:  Employees were exposed to both physical and health hazards in the performance of their job duties. The employer failed to require wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions that could cause illness or injury. This was last demonstrated on or about March 11, 2024, when employees were working to replace a sanitary sewer pipe inside a vault and employees were not required to wear PPE for potential hazards that were present or could be present during their work. This included, but was not limited to electrical, noise, toxic vapors or gases, chemical, and biological agents.

Issued

Aug 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,524 · Current $11,524

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:  At a worksite located at or near 39.185939, -93.868953 in Lexington, MO:  Employees were exposed to crystalline silica hazards in the performance of their job duties. The employer failed to fully and properly implement engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1. Further the employer did not assess and limit the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. This was last demonstrated on or about March 11, 2024, when employees were working to replace a sanitary sewer pipe inside a vault and employees used jack hammer to remove a section of concrete wall to access a valve and piping.

Issued

Aug 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,524 · Current $11,524

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:  At a worksite located at or near 39.185939, -93.868953 in Lexington, MO:  Employees were exposed to confined space hazards in the performance of their job duties. The employer failed to ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of its employees had been directed to work in, nor did they identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary. This was last demonstrated on or about March 11, 2024, when employees were working to replace a sanitary sewer pipe inside a concrete vault and where employees used jack hammer to remove a section of concrete wall to access a valve and piping.

Issued

Aug 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,524 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(iii): Before an employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere must be tested, with a calibrated direct-reading instrument, for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants, in that order. Any employee who enters the space, or that employee's authorized representative, must be provided an opportunity to observe the pre-entry testing required by this paragraph.  At a worksite located at or near 39.185939, -93.868953 in Lexington, MO:  Employees were exposed to confined space hazards in the performance of their job duties. The employer failed to ensure that before an employee entered the space, the internal atmosphere was not tested as required and/or any employee who entered the space, or that employee's authorized representative, was not provided an opportunity to observe the pre-entry testing required by this paragraph. This was last demonstrated on or about March 11, 2024, when employees were working to replace a sanitary sewer pipe inside a concrete vault and 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.

Issued

Aug 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,294 · Current $1,294

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 a worksite located at or near 39.185939, -93.868953 in Lexington, MO:  Employees were exposed to crystalline silica hazards in the performance of their job duties. The employer failed to ensure that the company's hazard communication program included in formation related to the potential hazards associated with the exposure to crystalline silica. This was last demonstrated on or about March 11, 2024, when employees were working to replace a sanitary sewer pipe inside a concrete vault and his required the use of handheld jack hammers used to remove a concrete wall. The employer did not ensure that at least the following hazards were addressed: Cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects.