OSHA Inspection: Z4 CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    (a)  At the project site on October 22, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure the use of appropriate protective equipment for eyes while drilling into a concrete wall.

Issued

Dec 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    (a)  At the project site on or about October 22, 2012 and at times prior thereto, an employee was using a Bosch 1199VSR Hammerdrill with a missing ground pin to chip the concrete floor.  The hammerdrill was used to chip the interior concrete floor.