OSHA Inspection: WEATHERIZATION SERVICES LLC

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $3,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c): This paragraph requires the employer to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use. The program must be administered by a suitably trained program administrator.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not implement a written respiratory protection program when employees were required to wear half-face tight-fitting elastomeric respirators (3M 6200 and Dentex Series 400) while employees were performing task(s), such as but not limited to manual scraping wood that was coated in paint that contained inorganic lead, exposing employees to inadequate physical/physiological capability.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134 (c)(1)(i) through (m) must be contained in a written respiratory protection program and implemented, as applicable. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following: 1) Fit Testing 2) Recordkeeping

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that employees required to use a half-face tight-fitting elastomeric respirator (3M 6200 and Dentex Series 400) while performing task(s), such as but not limited to manual scraping wood that was coated in paint that contained inorganic lead, were fit tested annually, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer permitted employees to have facial hair that came between the half-face tight-fitting elastomeric respirator (3M 6200 and Dentex Series 400) sealing surface of the facepiece and the face, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(m)(1): Records of medical evaluations required by this section must be retained and made available in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020.  a) On or about and at times prior to April 17, 2025, at the establishment located at 1101 West Layton Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that records of medical evaluations provided to employees that were required to wear respirators were retained, exposing employees to the hazards associated inadequate physical/physiological capability.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $2,364 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

Construction Reference: 29 CFR 1926.59 Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.  29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not implement a written hazard communication program when an employee was exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to inorganic lead, exposing an employee to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be contained in a written hazard communication program. Key elements include but are not limited to the following: 1) Employee information and training.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

Construction Reference: 29 CFR 1926.59 Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.  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. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that when an employee was exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to inorganic lead, was provided effective information training on the hazardous chemicals, exposing an employee to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $3,310 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(c)(1):The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period.  On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to inorganic lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ?g/m3) 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA), exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead in the following instances:  a) A Team Member was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 172 ?g/m3 of the inorganic lead, approximately 3.44 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ?g/m3. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 123-minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 357 minutes. b) A Team Member was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 316 ?g/m3 of the inorganic lead, approximately 6.32 times the PEL of 50 ?g/m3. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 121-minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 359 minutes.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or operation covered by this standard shall initially determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not perform an initial determination to assess if employees were exposed to lead at or above the action level while the employee was performing tasks, such as but not limited to scraping lead-based paint from doors and cabinets, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Oct 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(e)(1): The employer shall implement engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit to the extent that such controls are feasible. Wherever all feasible engineering and work practices controls that can be instituted are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section, the employer shall nonetheless use them to reduce employee exposure to the lowest feasible level and shall supplement them by the use of respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of paragraph (f) of this section.  At the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not determine and implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of 29 CFR 1926.62, exposing employees to inorganic lead in the following instances:  a) On or about April 17, 2025, a Team Member was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 0.172 mg/m3 of the inorganic lead, approximately 3.44 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 0.05 mg/m3. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 123-minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 357 minutes. b) On or about April 17, 2025, a Team Member was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 0.316 mg/m3 of the inorganic lead, approximately 6.32 times the PEL of 0.05 mg/m3. The exposure level was derived from one sample collected over a 121-minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 359 minutes.  Applicable engineering or administrative controls may include, but are not limited to the following:  Step 1: Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative dust controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits. For selection of appropriate respiratory protection equipment, actual time weighted averages for employee exposure must be used to determine maximum use concentrations.   XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Step 1 abatement due XXXX XX, 2025. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX   Step 2: Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at the minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:  1. Evaluation and listing of engineering/administrative dust control options. Ensure the following are considered in your control options evaluation:  analysis of existing emission sources, worker proximities to the dust emission source(s) and the job task or tasks being performed;  2. Selection criteria for control method(s), selection of the optimum control methods and completion of design; 3. Procurement and operation of selected control measures; 4. Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist, certified industrial ventilation specialist experienced in complex processes or other technically qualified person. Identify the person and qualifications in the report of plan to the Area Director.  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Step 2 abatement due XXXX XX, 2025. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX   Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. Submission to the Area Director of personal employee exposure air monitoring is required for documenting engineering control effectiveness.  Feasible administrative and/or engineering controls could include, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Consider utilization of a tool integrated dust capture at the point of dust generation exhausted through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuum system. 2. Consider enclosing/encapsulating lead-based paint by encapsulating it with a material that bonds to the surface, such as acrylic or epoxy coating or flexible wall coverings, or by enclosing it using systems such as gypsum wallboard, plywood paneling, and aluminum, vinyl or wood exterior siding.  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Step 3 abatement due XXXX XX, 2025. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $3,310 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(e)(2)(i): Prior to commencement of the job each employer shall establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with paragraph (c) of this section.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program while employees were performing task(s), such as but not limited to manual scraping during abatement of paint containing inorganic lead, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(i)(2)(i):The employer shall provide clean change areas for employees whose airborne exposure to lead is above the PEL, and as interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in paragraph (d)(2) of this section, without regard to the use of respirators.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; in the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide clean change areas as interim protection while employees were performing task(s), such as but not limited to manual scraping during abatement of paint containing inorganic lead, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(i)(5)(i):The employer shall provide adequate handwashing facilities for use by employees exposed to lead in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f).  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; in the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities for use by employees performing task(s), such as but not limited to manual scraping during abatement of paint containing inorganic lead, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.

Issued

Jun 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(j)(1)(i): The employer shall make available initial medical surveillance to employees occupationally exposed on any day to lead at or above the action level. Initial medical surveillance consists of biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels.  a) On or about April 17, 2025, at the worksite located at 1712 4th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; in the absence of an employee exposure assessment, the employer did not provide initial biological monitoring consisting of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels while employees were performing task(s), such as but not limited to manual scraping during abatement of paint containing inorganic lead, exposing employees to the hazards associated with inorganic lead.