OSHA Inspection: SPR MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work using COOSA Type N Masonry Cement were exposed to Silica and Portland Cement. The employer did not have the material safety data sheet for the masonry cement on the jobsite.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work  using COOSA Type N Masonry Cement which contains Silica and Portland Cement were not trained by the employer how to recognize and minimize the hazards of working with chemicals they are exposed to on the job.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    Six employees performing brick masonry work were exposed to slip, trip, and fall hazards when the employer did not ensure that the work site and walking areas were clear of brick, lumber, and other debris.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georiga:    Employees performing brick masonry work using COOSA Type N Masonry Cement and trowels to cut brick were exposed to eye irritation and struck-by hazards when they did not use eye protection.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    a) Two employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold installed on the left side of the house were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13-feet. The employer did not provide a ladder for the employees to access and egress the work platform of the scaffold.     b) Three employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold installed at the front of the house were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 7.3-feet. The employer did not provide a ladder for the employees to access and egress the work platforms of the scaffold.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds:    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    Two employees removing brick from a tubular welded frame scaffold  in preparation for dismantling the scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13-feet when the employer did not provide fall protection.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b)  Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer should develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    An employee was performing brick masonry work while standing on top of the porch roof of the house under construction. He was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11.3-feet as no fall protection was used.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work while using COOSA Type N Masonry Cement which contains Silica and Portland Cement were exposed to eye, skin, and lung irritation when the employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace.     SPR Masonry, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314637950, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on November 22, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at Marietta, Georgia.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    On or about May 22, 2012, at 5750 Swift Creek Court, Suwanee, Georgia:    An employee required to use  an N95 respirator by the employer was exposed to Silica and Portland Cement while mixing COOSA Type N Masonry Cement when the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program.