OSHA Inspection: FM HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):   The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant���s chemical state and physical form:    Jobsite:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace when cutting paver stones.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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.    Jobsite:  The employee who were cutting stone pavers with a gas powered cut off saw was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):   Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    Jobsite: Two Six foot step ladders were used by employees coping the parapet wall in the closed position.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained by a competent person which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairs, and the procedures to follow to minimize those hazards.    Jobsite:  The employee who was working from a 6 foot step ladder in the closed position was not trained by a competent person in the proper procedures to minimize the hazards associated with ladders.