OSHA Inspection: CROWLEY MASONRY INC.

Issued

Jan 15, 2025

Abate by

Apr 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,918 · Current $2,248 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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:   On or about October 9, 2024, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, including employees required to wear a N95 respirator.

Issued

Jan 15, 2025

Abate by

Apr 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

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:   On or about October 9, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees passed the appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test before being required to wear tight-fitting N95 filtering facepiece respirators.

Issued

Jan 15, 2025

Abate by

Apr 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,918 · Current $2,248 Reduced

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:  On or about October 9, 2024, the employer did not fully and properly implement the protections specified in Table 1 where employees utilized an handheld chipping tool to perform demolition of the concrete brick wall. The handheld chipping tool was not equipped with a water delivery system or a dust collection system.   In the alternative:  29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may have been reasonably 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:  On or about October 9, 2024, where the employer attempted and failed to fully and properly implement the engineering controls described in Table 1, the employer also failed to assess the exposure of each employee engaged in the operation of the handheld chipping tool.

Issued

Jan 15, 2025

Abate by

Apr 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:   On or about October 9, 2024, the employer performing concrete work did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for demolition of the concrete wall.