OSHA Inspection: MAGIC CITY MASONRY & STUCCO, INC.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) Construction Site: On or about October 17, 2012 and at times prior, employees working on and around scaffolding were exposed to over-head struck by hazards such as bricks and hand tools.  Hard hats were not being worn.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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) Construction Site: On or about October 17, 2012 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 feet to the ground below in the event the planking shifted under the employees weight.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(12): Work on or from scaffolds was not prohibited during storms or high winds unless a competent person has determined that it is safe for employees to be on the scaffold and those employees are protected by a personal fall arrest system or wind screens:      a) Construction Site: On or about October 17, 2012 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a scaffolding collapse and fall hazards of approximately 18 feet while working on a scaffold during high winds with no personal fall arrest system or wind screens.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and/or bottom of ladders was not kept clear:    a) Construction Site: On or about October 17, 2012 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall while using a ladder that had a scaffold planking projecting through the rungs.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, that enabled each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and that trained each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards:    a) Construction Site: On or about October 17, 2012 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 feet while using a ladder to ascend and descend a scaffold without required ladder training.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):    a) Construction Site: On or about or about October 17, 2012 and at times prior, employees using the ladder to access the scaffold were exposed to a fall of approximatley 15 feet to ground below while using a ladder set up at an excessive angle.