OSHA Inspection: GULF STATES SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2025-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) On or about October 4, 2024, within the highway construction jobsite, the employer did not develop and implement a written Hazard Communication Program for employees cutting concrete with a STHIL handheld power saw while being exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica.

Issued

2025-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6453.00 · Current $1500.00 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.  a) On or about October 4, 2024, within the highway construction jobsite, employees utilizing a STIHL handheld power saw to cut concrete worked without appropriate eye or face protection.

Issued

2025-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): At points of hazard, construction areas were not posted with legible traffic control signs and protected by traffic control devices.  a) On or about October 4, 2024, within the highway construction jobsite, employees engaged in concrete cutting worked and stood in a temporary traffic control (TTC) zone without utilizing adequate traffic control signs and devices.

Issued

2025-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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) On or about October 4, 2024, within the highway construction jobsite, employees utilizing a STIHL handheld power saw to cut concrete, were not protected by engineering controls and work practices to minimize dust emission.

Issued

2025-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a) On or about October 4, 2024, within the highway construction jobsite, employees cutting concrete with a STHIL handheld power saw did so without an exposure assessment.