OSHA Inspection: CONCRETE CUTTING SYSTEMS PITTSBURGH, INC.

Issued

Jul 30, 2025

Abate by

Sep 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.52(d)(1):  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program where sound levels exceed the values shown in Table D-2 of 29 CFR 1926.52:  a)  On site at Wayfair, 159 Crown Court, Oakdale, PA. On or about March 11, 2025, the employer did not administer an effective hearing conservation program where sound levels exceed the values shown in Table D-2 of 29 CFR 1926.52.   An employee designated as a Laborer was exposed to noise at a level of 140.3% of the allowable limit during a 285 minute sampling period on March 11, 2025.   This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 92.4 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 1.4 times in excess of the 90 dBA  (100%) at which the hearing conservation program is required.

Issued

Jul 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

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 shall 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)  On site at Wayfair, 159 Crown Court, Oakdale, PA. The employer did not implement engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection as specified for the tasks in Table 1 of the Respirable Crystalline Silica standard when the employer did not assess the employee's exposure limits.   Employees of the facility were operating a walk-behind saw in an enclosed area and were not wearing respiratory protection with an assigned protection factor (APF) of 10.

Issued

Jul 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be 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:   a)  On site at Wayfair, 159 Crown Court, Oakdale, PA. The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who may be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with the performance option or the scheduled monitoring option.