OSHA Inspection: JOHN PEREZ

Issued

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1496.00 · Current $1496.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i):     Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary:    a) Near the entrance of the Burger King, under renovation, on or about August 14, 2012, employees who were exposed to a fall hazard were performing masonry work six and a half feet above the ground while standing on a tubular welded frame scaffolding platform that was not fully planked in that there was a thirty-inch gap between the edge of the platform and the outside scaffold frame leg.

Issued

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1496.00 · Current $1496.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):     Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) Near the entrance of the Burger King, under renovation, on or about August 14, 2012, employees who were exposed to a fall hazard were performing masonry work six and a half feet above the ground while standing on tubular welded frame scaffolding that was not set-up on base plates.

Issued

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1496.00 · Current $1496.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(ii):     Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames did not have a rung length of at least 8 inches (20 cm):    a) Near the entrance of the Burger King, under renovation, on or about August 14, 2012, employees who were exposed to a fall hazard were performing masonry work six and a half feet above the ground while standing on a tubular welded frame scaffolding platform that they accessed by climbing the walk-through frame, which had less than eight inch long rungs.

Issued

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0577

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)    a) Near the entrance of the Burger King, under renovation, on or about August 14, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees who used masonry materials including mortar, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0577

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):     The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) Near the entrance of the Burger King, under renovation, on or about August 14, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not maintain material safety data sheets for employees who used masonry materials including mortar, resulting in a chemical hazard.