OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION TRADES CORPORATION

Issued

2026-06-05

Penalty

Initial $2412 · Current $1447 Reduced

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) Worksite: On or about 3/6/2026, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to use a respirator prior to requiring its use.

Issued

2026-06-05

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).  (a) Worksite: On or about 3/6/2026, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use tight-fitting respirators during demolition activities were fit tested using an appropriate qualitative or quantitative method, prior to use.

Issued

2026-06-05

Abate by

2026-07-23

Penalty

Initial $2412 · Current $1447 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  (a) Worksite: On or about 3/6/2026, the employer did not instruct employees on how to avoid struck-by and caught-in type hazards during demolition activities.

Issued

2026-06-05

Abate by

2026-07-23

Penalty

Initial $2412 · Current $1447 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.854(h): The walls, which serve as retaining walls to support earth or adjoining structures, were demolished without properly bracing such earth or without underpinning adjoining structures.  (a) Worksite - On or about 3/6/2026, the employer did not brace an adjoining structure (lintel beam) while demolition of a wall was being performed, resulting in a collapse of the wall.

Issued

2026-06-05

Abate by

2026-07-23

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progressed to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material. Employees were also permitted to work where such hazards existed without being corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means.  (a) Worksite: On or about 3/6/2026, the employer did not have a competent person continuously inspect the demolition process to detect hazards.

Issued

2026-06-05

Abate by

2026-07-23

Penalty

Initial $3015 · Current $1809 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1.  (a) Jobsite: On or about 3/6/2026, employees were exposed to silica dust while utilizing a Bosch handheld powered chisel to remove masonry materials without a watering system.

Issued

2026-06-05

Abate by

2026-07-23

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan.   (a) Worksite: On or about 3/6/2026, the employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for employees who were exposed to respirable silica dust when using a Bosch electric chisel to demolish brick and mortar.