OSHA Inspection: SOUTHEAST BRIDGE FL CORP

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

Jul 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(c)(2):  Employer did not reduce the allowable employee exposure for employee(s) exposed to lead for more than 8 hours in any work day in accordance with the formula in 1926.62(c)(2):  Location: Bronxdale Ave & Hunt Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about 3/10/25, an employee working inside the containment enclosure performed abrasive blasting to remove lead paint from metal structures and was exposed to a lead level of 80,255 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 2,106 times above the calculated OSHA  10.5 hour - Time Weighted Average - Lead Permissible Exposure Limit of  38.1 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 188 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    b) On or about 3/10/25, an employee that vacuumed up used abrasive blasting media inside the containment enclosure while the abrasive blasting operation was occurring  for the purpose of removing lead paint from metal structures, was exposed to exposed to a lead level of 127,666 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 4,308 times above the calculated OSHA- 13.5 hour -Time Weighted Average - Lead Permissible Exposure Limit of  29.3 µg/m³  The sampling time was 282 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    c) On or about 4/8/25, an employee working inside the containment enclosure performed abrasive blasting to remove lead paint from metal structures  and was exposed to a lead level of 73,451 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 1,506 times above the calculated OSHA 8.5 hour - Time Weighted Average - Lead Permissible Exposure Limit of  47.1 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 174 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    d) On or about 4/8/25, an employee working inside the containment enclosure performed abrasive blasting to remove lead paint from metal structures and was exposed to a lead level of 86,671 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 1,846 times above the calculated OSHA 8.5 hour - Time Weighted Average - Lead Permissible Exposure Limit of  47.1 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 282 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    e) On or about 4/8/25, an employee that vacuumed up used abrasive blasting media inside the containment enclosure while the abrasive blasting operation was occurring  for the purpose of removing lead paint from metal structures,  was exposed to exposed to a lead level of  10,034 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 301 times above the calculated OSHA- 12 hour - Time Weighted Average - Lead Permissible Exposure Limit of  33.3 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 572 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item, failure to comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR 1903.19.   MULTI-STEP ABATEMENT PLAN:  Step 1: Provide effective respiratory protection and ensure it is used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.     Step 2:  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:          (1)  Evaluation of engineering /administrative control options;      (2)  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;      (3)  Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures;      (4)  Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign .     All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  60-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.     Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.     Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to the installation of more effective ventilation systems including but not limited to increasing air changes per hour in containment.  Administrative controls include, but are not limited to limiting employee exposure to lead through a job rotation schedule.                   Step1:  Abatement Date ( May 12, 2025)                   Step2:  Abatement Date (June 2, 2025)                   Step3:  Abatement Date (July 1, 2025)

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(e)(1): The employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit:  Location: Bronxdale Ave & Hunt Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about 3/10/25, the employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employees who were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit. Employees performing abrasive blasting work inside full containment were exposed to lead between 2,106-4,308 times above the permissible exposure limit (PEL).  b) On or about 4/8/25, the employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employees who were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit. Employees performing abrasive blasting work inside full containment were exposed to lead between 301-1,846 times above the permissible exposure limit (PEL).  Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item, failure to comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

Jun 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(e)(2)(ii)(A):  The written compliance program established by the employer did not include a description of each activity in which lead was emitted, for example, equipment used, material involved, controls in place, crew size, employee job responsibilities, operating procedures, and maintenance practices:  Location: Bronxdale Ave & Hunt Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about March 10, 2025, the employer's written lead compliance program did not include equipment used, material involved, crew size, operating procedures nor maintenance practices.  NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item, failure to comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(1):  All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:   Location: 427 Devoe Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about March 10, 2025, the doorknob to exit the clean side of the white decon trailer was contaminated with 218 µg/100 cm² of lead.  b) On or about March 10, 2025, the steering wheel of Truck 54 was contaminated with 681 µg of lead.  c) On or about March 10, 2025, the door handle on the passenger side of Truck 54 was contaminated with 265 µg of lead.  d) On or about April 03, 2025, the bottom of an employee locker on the clean side of the white decon trailer was contaminated with 123 µg/100 cm² of lead.  e) On or about April 03, 2025, the floor around the drain on the clean side of white decon trailer was contaminated with 367 µg/100 cm² of lead.  f) On or about April 03, 2025, the shower-side handle of the door to the clean side of the blue decon trailer was contaminated with 320 µg of lead.  g) On or about April 03, 2025, the bottom of an employee locker on the clean side of the blue decon trailer was contaminated with 850 µg/100 cm² of lead.  h) On or about April 03, 2025, the floor mat on the rear, passenger side of Truck 54 was contaminated with 2,400 µg/100 cm² of lead  NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item, failure to comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

Jul 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1018(c): Employee(s) were exposed to inorganic arsenic at concentrations greater than ten micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an 8-hour period: (Construction Reference: 1926.1118)   Location: Bronxdale Ave & Hunt Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about 3/10/25, an employee working inside the containment enclosure performed abrasive blasting to remove lead paint from metal structures and was exposed to an arsenic level of 44.33 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 4.43 times above the OSHA  8 Hour - Time Weighted Average - Arsenic Permissible Exposure Limit of  10 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 188 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    b) On or about 3/10/25, an employee that vacuumed up used abrasive blasting media inside the containment enclosure while the abrasive blasting operation was occurring  for the purpose of removing lead paint from metal structures, was exposed to exposed to an arsenic level of 92.55 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 9.26 times above the OSHA  8 Hour - Time Weighted Average - Arsenic Permissible Exposure Limit of  10 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 282 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    c) On or about 4/8/25, an employee working inside the containment enclosure performed abrasive blasting to remove lead paint from metal structures  and was exposed to an arsenic level of 30.25 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 30.25 times above the OSHA  8 Hour - Time Weighted Average - Arsenic Permissible Exposure Limit of  10 µg/m³ calculated  The sampling time was 174 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    d) On or about 4/8/25, an employee working inside the containment enclosure performed abrasive blasting to remove lead paint from metal structures and was exposed to an arsenic level of 34.73 µg/m³ (micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air) which was 1,846 times above the OSHA  8 Hour - Time Weighted Average - Arsenic Permissible Exposure Limit of  10 µg/m³.  The sampling time was 282 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.    NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item, failure to comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR 1903.19.   MULTI-STEP ABATEMENT PLAN:  Step 1: Provide effective respiratory protection and ensure it is used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.     Step 2:  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:          (1)  Evaluation of engineering /administrative control options;      (2)  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;      (3)  Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures;      (4)  Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign .     All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  60-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.     Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.     Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to the installation of more effective ventilation systems including but not limited to increasing air changes per hour in lead containment area.  Administrative controls include, but are not limited to limiting employee exposure to lead through a job rotation schedule.                   Step1:  Abatement Date ( May 12, 2025)                   Step2:  Abatement Date (June 2, 2025)                   Step3:  Abatement Date (July 1, 2025)

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1018(p)(2)(i): Signs bearing the legend, DANGER, INORGANIC ARSENIC, CANCER HAZARD, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY, NO SMOKING OR EATING, RESPIRATOR REQUIRED, were not posted demarcating regulated areas:                            Location: Bronxdale Ave & Hunt Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about 3/10/25, the employer did not post signs demarcating regulated areas bearing the legend DANGER, INORGANIC ARSENIC, CANCER HAZARD, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY, NO SMOKING OR EATING, RESPIRATOR REQUIRED.  b) On or about 4/8/25, the employer did not post signs demarcating regulated areas bearing the legend DANGER, INORGANIC ARSENIC, CANCER HAZARD, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY, NO SMOKING OR EATING, RESPIRATOR REQUIRED.  NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item, failure to comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)   Location: Bronxdale Ave & Hunt Ave, Bronx, NY  a) On or about 3/10/25, five (5) employees were improperly wearing half-face elastomeric respirators with respirator straps over head socks/hoods which could compromise the protective effect of the respirator.   b) On or about 4/8/25, two (2) employees were improperly wearing half-face elastomeric respirators with respirator straps over head socks/hoods which could compromise the protective effect of the respirator.  c) On or about 4/8/25, two (2) employees improperly taped respirator filters to cartridges and used them with their half-face elastomeric respirators which could compromise the protective effect of the respirator.  NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the casefile, the employer need not submit certification nor documentation of abatement of this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.