OSHA Inspection: NORTHWEST MISSOURI CONCRETE CREATIONS, LLC.

Issued

2026-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $1419.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:   Worksite located at 424 S. 6th St., St. Joseph, Missouri- Employees were exposed to possible eye injuries while cutting the concrete sidewalk and using a hand grinder as well as a walk-behind machine to cut the edges. Employees were not wearing any means of eye protection.

Issued

2026-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $1986.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified in Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task in 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.   At a construction site located at 424 S. 6th St., St. Joseph, Missouri- Employees were exposed  to respiratory hazards when dry-cutting concrete containing crystalline silica.  Worker was observed doing masonry-type work on the sidewalk next to the frame for a new building.  One employee was cutting concrete using a handheld saw and had not  implemented the required engineering controls.

Issued

2026-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  At a construction site located at 424 S. 6th St., St. Joseph, Missouri- Employee was exposed to respiratory hazards when dry-cutting concrete containing crystalline silica.  Worker was observed doing masonry-type work on the sidewalk next to the frame for a new building.  One employee was cutting concrete using a handheld saw and had not  implemented the required engineering controls. The employer had not assessed the employees exposure to silica while cutting concrete using a handheld saw and had not  implemented the required engineering controls to prevent exposure.