OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN DEMOLITION CORPORATION

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

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:   Employees were torching metal pipes and were not provided information or training on the occupational health hazards of metal fumes.

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): Eye and face protective equipment being used did not used meet the requirements specified in Z 87.1-1968.  Employees were torch cutting 1/8 inch metal pipes with a propane/oxygen torch.  Employees wore a face shield that was not rated for shade 3 or shade 4.

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 contaminants chemical state and physical form:  Employees were torch cutting metal pipes and metal support brackets in the basement.  Employees metal fume expousre was not evaluated.