OSHA Inspection: GARAGE LOGIC, INC.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2212.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040062090009013P125

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not ensure that a safety program was developed which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite. This condition exposed employees to hazards to include chemicals, dust, silica, respiratory hazards, and a lack of training.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $5161.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

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29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):  In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program when requiring employees to wear respirators.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.  Abatement Note:  The following provisions shall be included in the respiratory protection program:  - Procedures for selecting appropriate respirators for use in the workplace; - Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; - Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; - Procedures for identifying and evaluating the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; - Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; - Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators; - Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators; - Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; - Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and - Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not provide the full face-mask respirator to employees mixing Polyurea 350 parts A and B. This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.  (b)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not provide N95 respirators to employees grinding concrete flooring without using dust control measures. This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 062010732505P125

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29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii): Employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6 2024, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazard associated with using POLYUREA 350 Parts A and B including but not limited to 4,4'-Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI), This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.  (b)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazard associated with using POLYUREA 350 Parts A and B including but not limited to Butylated Hydroxytoluene.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.  (c)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazard associated with using POLYUREA 350 Parts A and B including but not limited to 1-CHLORO-4-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZENE.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $5161.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

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 (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators were protected from respiratory illness or injury in that a medical evaluation was not performed prior to wearing required supplied tight-fitting respirators. This condition exposed employees to health hazards due to not being medically evaluated prior to respirator use.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator (Construction Reference 1926.103):  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators were protected from respiratory illnesses in that fit-testing was not performed initially for employees who were required to wear respirators.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory health hazards due to inadequate respirator fit.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 7, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators were protected from respiratory illnesses in that an employee who was required to wear a respirator had facial hair. This condition exposed employees to respiratory health hazards due to inadequate respirator fit.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve  (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators were protected from respiratory illnesses in that respirators were not stored in a manner to protect them from damage, contamination, dust and silica dust, and damaging chemicals.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory health hazards due to inadequate storage of respirators.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107325059000

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29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary (Construction Reference 1926.103):   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators were protected from respiratory illnesses in that employees were not effectively trained in the purpose and scope, mask selection, care and storage, and hazards.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory health hazards due to inadequate training.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $5161.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(e)(1): Where respiratory protection was required by this section, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134:  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not provide N95 respirators to employees grinding concrete flooring without using dust control measures. This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(e)(2): Where respirator use is required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not have a respiratory protection program for employees exposed to silica. This condition exposed employees to respiratory injury and illnesses.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

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)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake SD 57656: On or about and at times prior to May 7, 2024,  the employer did not implement the engineering and administrative controls as described in Table 1, section (xii) Handheld grinders for uses other than mortar removal.  Employees did not use a commercially available shroud and dust collection system while using a Bosch CSG15 portable grinder in an enclosed area. This condition exposed employees to the hazards of respirable crystalline silica and serious silica-related diseases, including:    ? Silicosis, an incurable lung disease that can lead to disability and death.  ? Lung cancer.  ? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); and  ? Kidney disease.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656: On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024,  the employer did not implement the engineering and administrative controls as described in Table 1 and did not assess employee's exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust while using a hand held grinder to grind cement.  This condition exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica hazards/injuries/illnesses such as:   ? Silicosis, an incurable lung disease that can lead to disability and death.  ? Lung cancer.  ? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); and  ? Kidney disease.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5531.00 · Current $4428.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024,  the employer did not ensure employees were protected from silica and/or respirable crystalline silica hazards in that no exposure control plan to prevent exposures was implemented. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards/injuries/illnesses.  Abatement Note: The mandatory elements are:  A description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica; A description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each task; and A description of the housekeeping measures used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The employer shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of the written exposure control plan at least annually and update it as necessary. The employer shall make the written exposure control plan readily available for examination and copying, upon request, to each employee covered by this section, their designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary and the Director.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656: On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024,  the employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspection of job sites.  This condition exposed employees to silica and respirable crystalline silica hazards.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $5161.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400620107324602505

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656: On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement a written Hazard Communication Program prior to employee exposure to the following chemicals:  Acetone Silicon dioxide - Cab-o-sil Polyurea-350 A (Primer/basecoat) and B (Primer/basecoat) (Activator) 1A:2B Mix ratio Polyurea-1HD Floor Coating Rust-Oleum Black Tint Pack SLE-100 Epoxy Silica  Abatement Note:  The following provisions shall be included in the hazard communication program:  - labelling and other forms of warning regarding containers; - method for obtaining and updating and maintaining a listing of Safety Data Sheets; - method for informing and providing effective training for new and existing employees.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107324602505

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).  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656: On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not have readily available Safety Data Sheets for each chemical in the workplace.  This includes chemicals used to create concrete floor patch and repair and chemicals used to coat the floor, including but not limited to, the following chemicals:    Acetone Silicon dioxide - Cab-o-sil Polyurea-350 A (Primer/basecoat) and B (Primer/basecoat) (Activator) 1A:2B Mix ratio Polyurea-1HD Floor Coating Rust-Oleum Black Tint Pack SLE-100 Epoxy Silica

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 00400620107324602505

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:  (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656: On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not provide effective information and training applicable to their work environments regarding hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to:  Acetone Aerosil® 200, Silicon dioxide - Cab-o-sil Polyurea-350 Part A (Primer/basecoat) (including 4,4'diphenylmethane diisocyanate/1,2-Propanediol, 1,3-Butanediol, Tripropylene Glycol, diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI)), (Benzene, 1,1'-Methylenebis[4-Isocyanato-,Homopolymer) and, (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) Polyurea-350 Part B (Primer/basecoat) (Activator)  (including 1-Chloro-4-(Trifluoromethyl)Benzene)), (Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine), and (Zeolite) 1A:2B Mix ratio Polyurea-1HD Floor Coating Rust-Oleum Black Tint Pack SLE-100 Epoxy Concrete Dust  Newly hired and current employees did not receive effective or comprehensive training regarding the above chemicals and the hazards of these chemicals during the new hire process or annually.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90009013S103S900

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):     (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 6, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from silica and respirable crystalline silica hazards in that employees were not made aware of silica and respirable crystalline silica hazards or trained in the recognition of or preventive measures for these hazards. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards/injuries/illnesses.

Issued

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3676.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000P104S103S900

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29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:   (a)Garage Logic, Inc. at 405 9th Street, Timber Lake, SD 57656:  On or about and at times prior to May 7, 2024, the employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in the hospitalization of an employee and eventual death of an employee.