OSHA Inspection: COLONIAL PARKING, INC.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $10,108 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

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:  (a)	 Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program where pressure washing employees were being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released from their work operation.  The employees are required to wear 3M N95 respirators and/or 3M  6200/07025 half faced respirators  and the following elements were not developed or implemented: written program, medical evaluations, fit testing, prohibition of facial hair and training.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

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:  (a)	Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, pressure washing employees were being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released from their work operation.  The employees are required to wear 3M 6200/07025 half faced air purifying respirator and were not provided with a medical evaluation.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

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:  (a)  Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, pressure washing employees were being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released from their work operation.  The employees were required to wear 3M 6200/07025 half faced air purifying respirator and were not fit tested prior to initial use.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $10,108 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(i):  Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  (a)	 Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, pressure washing employees were being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released from their pressure washing work operation.  The employees were required them to wear 3M N95 respirators and/or 3M  6200/07025 half faced air purifying respirators which are not appropriate for protection against CO.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a)	 Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025 , pressure washing employees were being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released from their pressure washing work operation.  The employees were required to wear 3M N95 respirators and/or 3M  6200/07025 half faced air purifying respirators which are not appropriate for protection against CO and  the employer had not evaluated and identified the respiratory hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $5,381 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  (a) Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, the employer did not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes to employees who were required to work with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Tennant True Cleaning Solution a corrosive, that contains Sodium Hydroxide.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $10,108 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50ppm:  (a)  GW Parking Garage, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 - On or about August 12, 2025,  a pressure washer was exposed to 128.2 parts per million (ppm) of carbon monoxide (SAE = 0.142), as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) from cleaning an enclosed parking garage at night using commercial gas-powered pressure washers.  The exposure concentration was determined by the employee's carboxyhemoglobin (% COHb) medical blood gas measurement following the employee's exposure. This level is 2.56 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. This exposure occurred over a 240-minute exposure period.  (b) GWA Parking Garage, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 - On or about August 12, 2025, a pressure washer was exposed to 390.9 parts per million (ppm) of carbon monoxide (SAE = 0.792), as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) from cleaning an enclosed parking garage at night using commercial gas-powered pressure washers.  The exposure concentration was determined by the employee's carboxyhemoglobin (% COHb) medical blood gas measurement following the employee's exposure. This level is 7.82 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. This exposure occurred over a 360-minute exposure period.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a)  GW Parking Garage, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006On or about August 12, 2025, the employer did not implement feasible engineering and/or administrative controls to reduce employee exposure to carbon monoxide below the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit. Employees exposure referenced in Citation 1 Item 1, instances a and b.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $10,108 Reduced

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:  (a)  Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, the employer did not develop and maintain a written hazard communication program where pressure washing employees worked with hazardous chemicals such as Tennant True Cleaning Solutions, a corrosive, and were being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released from their work operation.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 25, 2025

Abate by

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)  Colonial Parking, Inc. Parking Garages throughout Washington DC - On or about June 10, 2025, the employer did not provide pressure washing employees with an effective hazard communication training program that conveys information about the specific chemicals such as Tennant True Cleaning Solution a corrosive, and exposure to Carbon Monoxide (CO), an asphyxiant, being released during their power washing work operation.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Nov 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,364 · Current $2,364

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.4(a): The employer did not keep records  of  the OSHA 300 form, Log of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses  and 301 form, Injury and Illness Incident Report:    Parking Garage 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 and Parking Garage 558,  the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for partial calendar year 2025:   a) On or about May 25, 2025, the employer failed to record two work-related injuries that occurred on or about  May 18, 2025, on the OSHA 300 log where employees were  pressure washing the floor in an enclosed garage and was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.  When the logs were requested on June 10, 2025, the employer stated that they did not have it and that they did not fill them out until the end of the year.   b) On or about May 25, 2025, the employer failed to record two work-related injuries that occurred on or about  May 18, 2025, on the OSHA 301 where employees were  pressure washing the floor in an enclosed garage and was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.  When the logs were requested on June 10, 2025, the employer stated that they did not have it and that they did not  fill them out until the end of the year.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Nov 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  a) Parking Garage 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 - On or about August 13, the employer failed to report a work-related incident of an employee that was working with a pressure washer when he was exposed to carbon monoxide and hospitalized  for work-related illness that occurred on or about August 12, 2025.  The employee was transported to the hospital by DC EMS where he was hospitalized and  treated for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.