OSHA Inspection: JAIME CORRA

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $500 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 August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Three employees that were chipping bricks with trowels were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no    On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was approximately 5-feet wide, 35-feet long, and greater than 25-feet high were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 24-feet when the work platform of the scaffold was not fully planked.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) and the platforms were not nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement:    On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was approximately 5-feet wide, 35-feet long, and greater than 25-feet high were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 24-feet when the planks of the work level of the scaffold were overlapped less than 12 inches.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(i): Guys, ties, and braces were not installed at locations where horixontal members support both inner and outer legs.    On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was approximately 5-feet wide, 35-feet long, and greater than 25-feet high were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 24-feet when the scaffold was not secured to the house.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,100 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.     On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was approximately 5-feet wide, 35-feet long, and greater than 25-feet high were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 24-feet when the employees had to climb the frame of the scaffold to access and egress the work platform because the employer did not install a ladder.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.    On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was approximately 5-feet wide, 35-feet long, and greater than 25-feet high were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 24-feet when the work platform the employees worked from did not have guard rails and end rails installed.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Jan 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Two employees performing brick masonry work were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 24-feet while working from a tubular welded frame scaffold when the employer did not train the employees how to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with working from scaffolds.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Jan 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $500 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 ahout August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee. Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work using chemicals that include but are not limited to COOSA Type N Masonry Cement which contains silica and Portland cement were exposed to eye, skin, and lung irritation when the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program to inform empoyees how to recognize and minimize chemical hazards they are exposed to on the job.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work using chemicals which include but are not limited to COOSA Type N Masonry Cement were exposed to eye, skin, and lung irritation when the employer did not maintain material safety data sheets on the jobsite to inform employees how to recognize and minimize chemical hazards on the job.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Jan 15, 2013

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 August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    Employees performing brick masonry work using chemicals which include but are not limited to COOSA Type N Masonry cement which contains silica and Portland cement, were exposed to eye, skin, and lung irritation when the employer did not train the employees how to recognize and minimize chemcial hazards they are exposed to on the job.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Jan 15, 2013

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 August 21, 2012, at 5480 Vista Brook Drive, Suwanee, Georgia:    An employee performing brick masonry work was exposed to lung irritation while mixing COOSA Type N Masonry cement which contains silica and Portland cement when the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program to inform employees required to wear respirators how to recognize and minimize respiratory hazards on the job.