OSHA Inspection: ROMERO MASONRY

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 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 September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Drive, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    Five employees using Coosa Custom Color Type S Masonry Cement while performing stone work were exposed to eye, lung, and skin irritation when the employer did not develop a written Hazard Communication Program to instruct the employees how to recognize and minimize chemical hazards they are exposed to on the job.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Drive, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    Employee using Coosa Custom Color Type S Masonry Cement which contains silica and portland cement, while performing stone work on a house were exposed to eye, skin, and lung irritation when the employer did not keep a copy of the safety data sheet on the jobsite to inform the employees how to recognize and minimize the hazards of the chemical they are exposed to on the jobsite.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 20, 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)

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    On or about September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Drive, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    Two employees performing stone work on a house were exposed to struck-by hazards from materials that could fall from an employee working above them when the employees working on the ground did not use hard hats.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 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 September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Drive, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    Five employees using Coosa Type S Masonry Cement and chipping stone with stone hammers while performing stone work on a house were exposed to eye irritation and struck-by hazards when the employees did not use eye protection.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    On or about September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Road, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    An employee performing stone work was exposed to an electrical shock hazard when he used a flexible cord that was spliced to power a Makita GA4030 120 V, 15 A 4" Grinder to cut masonry stone.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Drive, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    An employee performing stone work from the porch roof of a house was exposed to a fall hazard that ranged from approximately 12.6-feet to 14-feet when the employee did not use fall protection.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)    On or about September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Road, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    An employee performing stone work from the top of a porch roof was exposed to a fall hazard that ranged from 12.6-feet to 14-feet when the employee did not use fall protection and was not trained by the employer how to recognize and minimize fall hazards on the jobsite.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    On or about September 6, 2012, at 5820 Kendrix Ridge Drive, Sugar Hill, Georgia:    An employee mixing Coosa Custom Color Type S Masonry Cement which contains silica and portland cement while performing stone work at a house was exposed to lung irritation when the employee did not use a respirator. The employier required the employee to use a respirator while mixing the masonry cement and the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for the employee to recognize and minimize the hazards of working with chemicals in the workplace.