OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CONCRETE RESTORATIONS, INC.

Issued

2026-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9268.00 · Current $6488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a.  On or about August 21, 2025,  at the above-mentioned jobsite, the employer failed to ensure employees wearing 3M half-face tight-fitting respirators were clean shaven when conducting jack hammering operations on a highway bridge, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with silica.

Issued

2026-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9268.00 · Current $6488.00 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,  specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.  a.  On or about August 21, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to implement the required engineering controls in accordance with Table 1 of the silica standard.  Employees were permitted to use a jackhammer to break up areas of concrete on a bridge. The employer did not equip jack hammers with a water delivery system or commercially available dust collection system, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica.