OSHA Inspection: T.A.G. CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2024-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2350.00 · Current $2350.00

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:  (a)T.A.G. Construction, Inc. at 4601 West 26th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to August 28, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were medically able to use respiratory protection when performing concrete work. Potential contraindications that make wearing a mask inadvisable include severe pulmonary disease, severe cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension, claustrophobia, and facial abnormalities that prevent good fit.  This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

2024-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a)T.A.G. Construction, Inc. at 4601 West 26th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to August 28, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use respiratory protection when dry cutting concrete completed fit testing prior to conducting the cutting operations. This condition exposed employees to hazards related to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2024-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3134.00 · Current $3134.00

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)T.A.G. Construction, Inc. at 4601 West 26th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to August 28, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from hazards of respirable crystalline silica when dry-cutting concrete without fully and properly implementing the controls specified in Table 1. The employer did not assess and limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica during this work in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.   This condition exposed employees to an increased risk of developing serious disease including but not limited to; silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney cancer.

Issued

2024-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(f)(1):The employer allowed dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods were feasible:  (a)T.A.G. Construction, Inc. at 4601 West 26th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to August 28, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from hazards of respirable crystalline silica when dry sweeping concrete dust by use of an appropriate alternative method or controls. This condition exposed employees to an increased risk of developing serious disease including but not limited to; silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney cancer.