OSHA Inspection: KAZIMERZ BROZOZOWSKI

Issued

2012-11-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    Kazimierz Brozozowski dba Casey Maintenance, Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number 		Item Number			Abatement Date  01			01				7/31/2012  01			02a				7/31/2012  01			02b				7/31/2012  01			03				7/31/2012  02			01				7/31/2012    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets:    a)  Employees engaged in hoisting operations exposed to struck-by hazards were not wearing hard hats.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): In addition to the normal operating brake, suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manually operated hoists did not have a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed:    a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold that did not have a braking device or locking pawl.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17):  Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:    a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion:     a)  Vertical lifelines were not connected to a fixed safe point of anchorage; lifelines were connected to standpipes.    b)  Vertical lifelines were not protected from abrasion.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(5)(iii):  Suspension scaffold support devices such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons, parapet clamps, or similar devices shall be secured against movement by tiebacks installed at right angles to the face of the building or structure, or opposing angle tiebacks shall be installed and secured to a structurally sound point of anchorage on the building or structure.  Sound points of anchorage include structural members, but do not include standpipes, vents, other piping systems, or electrical conduit:    a) Cornice hooks supporting a two point suspension scaffold were not tied back at right angles or opposing angles to the face of the building.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).