OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4831.00 · Current $2416.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:    (a) Liberty Oilfield Services, near Huron and W 156th Ave, Broomfield, CO: On and preceding 7/18/19, 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of 29 CFR 1910.1053. On 7/19/18 one employee loading sand into the blender hopper from a T-belt was exposed to respirable silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  The employee was exposed to respirable silica at a concentration of 415 mcg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 8.3 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 372 minutes.

Issued

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i): Medical surveillance was not provided at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year.    (a) Liberty Oilfield Services, near Huron and W 156th Ave, Broomfield, CO: On and preceding 7/18/19, medical surveillance was not provided to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. On 7/19/18 one employee loading sand into the blender hopper from a T-belt was exposed to respirable silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 mcg/m3.  The employee was exposed to respirable silica at a concentration of 415 mcg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 8.3 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 372 minutes.    Note: Medical surveillance must be offered to employees who will be exposed at or above the action level for 30 or more days a year starting on June 23, 2020. Medical surveillance must be offered to employees who will be exposed above the PEL for 30 or more days a year starting on June 23, 2018.