OSHA Inspection: THE PRECAST COMPANY

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):    On or about March 5, 2025, and at times prior thereto, in the wet concrete mold area where employees were working on top of molds / concrete structures with unprotected sides or edges over four feet without a fall protection system in place.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $2270.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following methods listed in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i)(A)-(D):    On or about March 5, 2025, and at times prior thereto, in the dry mold concrete area where employees were working near a floor hole without a cover to prevent falls into the pit below the Piper Plus dry concrete molding machine.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about March 11, 2025, in the dry and wet concrete areas where employees were exposed to noise at eight hour time weighted averages between 94.1 and 88.6 decibels before an effective hearing conservation program had been implemented.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1702.00 · Current $1702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     On or about March 5, 2025, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility when employees were required to wear 3M particulate N95 respirators while chipping and grinding on concrete structures without having an established written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1702.00 · Current $1702.00

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    On or about March 5, 2025, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility when employees were required to wear 3M particulate N95 respirators while chipping and grinding on concrete structures without having been medically evaluated.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $2270.00

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 March 5, 2025, throughout the facility where employees were required to handle hazardous chemicals before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:     On or about March 5, 2025, and at times prior thereto, when employees in the facility were required to operate forklifts while moving material without having been trained and evaluated to ensure they could do so safely.

Issued

2025-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  On or about March 5, 2025, employees working in the dry cast area were using a form release oil in a dip tank that did not have any form of label or markings as to the chemicals identity or hazards.