OSHA Inspection: DOMENICK DENIGRIS

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $3,636 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(11)(ii):29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as described in 29 CFR 1910.28 Table D-2-Stairway Handrail Requirements.  On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461-Stencil room.  a) Employees exposed to a fall of more than 4 ft while accessing an elevated platform with a stair that had no stair rail on one open side.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $3,636 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:   On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461-Stencil room.  a) Employees voluntarily wearing elastomeric half-mask respirators during daily sandblasting operations was not determine if create a hazard.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461  a)For employees voluntarily wearing elastomeric half-mask respirators during daily sandblasting operations was not determine if create a hazard. Employer does not have a written respiratory program.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,728 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 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 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461  a) The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to stone cleaner and silica.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s).   On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461  a) The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical including, but not limited to, silica and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s).

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.   On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461  a) The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to stone cleaner and silica., in their work area.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(2)(i): Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements: 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.  On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461  a) The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements: 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 for workers who fabricate stone products.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(1): Communication of respirable crystalline silica hazards to employees-(1) Hazard communication. The employer shall include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200). The employer shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of crystalline silica and safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the provisions of HCS and paragraph (j)(3) of this section. The employer shall ensure that at least the following hazards are addressed: Cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects.  On or about May 16th, 2024 Location: 1485 Bassett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461  a) The employer did not communicate to employees who fabricate stone products the hazards of respirable crystalline silica, including but not limited to, cancer, lung effects, immune system effects and kidney effects.