OSHA Inspection: PRECAST SPECIALTIES CORP.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $6000.00 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:  Production: An employee wearing a half mask respirator was not medically cleared, where respirator use was required during abrasive blasting operations.   On June 5, 2024,  an employee was exposed to 230 mcg/m3 of respirable crystalline silica, calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average, in excess of the 50 mcg/m3 crystalline silica permissible exposure limit( PEL) while abrasive blasting on concrete panels.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  Production: An employee wearing a half mask Moldex respirator was not fit tested, where respirator use was required during abrasive blasting operations.   On June 5, 2024,  an employee was exposed to 230 mcg/m3 of respirable crystalline silica calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average in excess of the 50 mcg/m3 crystalline silica permissible exposure limit( PEL), while abrasive blasting on concrete panels.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 ug/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:  Production: On June 5, 2024, an employee was exposed to 230 mcg/m3 of respirable crystalline silica, calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average, in excess of the 50 mcg/m3 crystalline silica permissible exposure limit (PEL) while abrasive blasting on concrete panels.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:  Production: The wall exhaust fans in the abrasive blasting room were not adequate to reduce respirable crystalline silica levels below the permissible exposure limit (PEL).  On June 5, 2024, an employee was exposed to 230 mcg/m3 of respirable crystalline silica, calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average, in excess of the 50 mcg/m3 crystalline silica permissible exposure limit (PEL), while abrasive blasting on concrete panels.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(g)(1):Where respiratory protection was required by this section, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134:  Production: An employee was provided a half mask respirator to use during abrasive blasting operations where respirable crystalline silica levels exceeded the permissible exposure limit(PEL). Employee was not medically evaluated and fit tested for the provided mask.       On June 5, 2024, an employee was exposed to 230 mcg/m3 of respirable crystalline silica, calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average, in excess of the 50 mcg/m3 crystalline silica permissible exposure limit( PEL) while abrasive blasting on concrete panels.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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. Abrasive Blasting Room: Monitoring for respirable crystalline silica was not conducted during abrasive blasting operations on concrete and/or granite products.  b. Batch Plant: Monitoring for respirable crystalline silica exposure was not  conducted during batch operations including work where concrete was chipped out from hoppers.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  Batch Area: Employees who voluntarily wear half and/or full-face respirators were not medically cleared, where there was exposure dust including crystalline silica during, during batch operations.