| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
2428.8 |
| Initial Penalty |
4048.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. a. An employee operated a handheld 14 inch cutoff saw while cutting pavers and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 128.3 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 2.56 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 35 minutes on July 8, 2020. The employer failed to implement any engineering or work practice control methods specified for this task. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(1): Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 �g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: a. An employee operated a handheld 14 inch cutoff saw while cutting pavers and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 128.3 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 2.56 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 35 minutes on July 8, 2020. |
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| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 D02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): General. The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who is 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. An employee operated a handheld 14 inch cutoff saw while cutting pavers and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 128.3 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 2.56 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 35 minutes on July 8, 2020. The employer exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica, in that initial exposure monitoring was not performed during cutting operations. |
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| Citation ID |
01001D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 D03 I |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(3)(i): 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: a. An employee operated a handheld 14 inch cutoff saw while cutting pavers and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 128.3 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 2.56 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 35 minutes on July 8, 2020. The employer failed to implement any engineering or work practice control methods specified for this task. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 E02 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Current Penalty |
1041.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1735.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(2): Respiratory protection program. Where respirator use is required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134. a. An employee operated a handheld 14 inch cutoff saw while cutting pavers and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 128.3 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 2.56 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 35 minutes on July 8, 2020. The employer did not institute a respiratory protection program. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer: a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were required to wear filtering facepiece dustmask respirators when cutting pavers and the employer did not implement a written respiratory protection program that addressed the worksite-specific procedures such as but not limited to employee medical evaluations, fit testing, and training on the use, maintenance and care of the respirators. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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: a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were required to wear filtering facepiece dustmask respirators when cutting pavers and had not been provided with medical evaluations prior to wearing the respirators. |
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| Citation ID |
01002D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were required to wear filtering facepiece dustmask respirators when cutting pavers and had not been fit tested prior to initial use of the respirators. |
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| Citation ID |
01002E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K03 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer did not provide effective respirator training prior to requiring the employees to use respirators in the workplace: a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were required to wear filtering facepiece dustmask respirators when cutting pavers and had not received respirator training. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Current Penalty |
1041.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1735.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan tailored to the company safety and health hazards, complying with the requirements of 1926.1153(g)(1)(I) through (iv): a. On or about July 8, 2020, the employer exposed employees to Respirable Crystalline Silica above the permissible exposure limit, in that the employer had not established and implemented a written silica exposure control plan during pavers cutting operations. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 G04 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-12-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-04-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan. a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica, in that the employer did not designate a competent person as identified in the written exposure control plan. |
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