OSHA Inspection: DOLORES TORRES

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a):     During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    a) Around the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, construction debris, including but not limited to boards and bricks were not cleared from the ground, resulting in a tripping hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012, hardhats were not provided for employees who were located below masonry work that was being performed on tubular welded frame scaffolding platforms located up to seventeen and a half feet above the ground, resulting in a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii):     A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:Note:  This requirement does not apply to float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 inch x 1 1/2 inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or equivalent was used in lieu of toeboards:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012, toeboards were not provided for employees who were located below masonry work that was being performed on tubular welded frame scaffolding platforms sixteen to seventeen and a half feet above the ground, resulting in a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

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:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, safety glasses were not provided for employees who cut brick using a chop saw, resulting in a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv):     Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, the extension cord used to power the chop saw was missing strain relief at the male plug end, resulting in an electrical hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1):     Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, a frayed extension cord was used to power the chop saw, resulting in an electrical hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012, the platform was not fully planked in that two ten-inch boards were setup on a five-foot wide frame for an employee who was performing masonry work while standing on tubular welded frame scaffolding that was sixteen feet above the ground, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):     Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 24, 2012, an employee was performing masonry work while standing on a ten inch wide wood plank that was set-up twelve feet above the ground, spanning from a scaffold frame to a second floor window frame, which resulted in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i):     The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:    a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012, an employee was performing masonry work while standing on a ten-foot long tubular welded frame scaffolding platform that extended twenty inches beyond the scaffold frame, seventeen and a half feet above the ground, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):     Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) At the northeast corner of the building, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, the tubular welded frame scaffold frames were not set-up on baseplates for employees who were performing masonry work while standing on platforms up to twelve feet above the ground, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2):     Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would secure vertical members together laterally, and the cross braces were not of such length as would  automatically square:    a) At the northeast corner along the front of the building, on or about October 24, 2012, the tubular welded frame scaffold frames were not squared with cross bracing for employees who were performing masonry work while standing on platforms up to twelve feet above the ground, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):     Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    a) Around the exterior of the building, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, a competent person did not oversee the scaffold erection for employees who were performing masonry work while standing on tubular welded frame scaffolding platforms that were located up to seventeen and a half feet above the ground, resulting in fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    a) a) At the front of the building, on or about October 25, 2012, guardrails were not provided for employees who were performing masonry work while standing on tubular welded frame scaffolding platforms that were sixteen to seventeen and a half feet above the ground, resulting in a fall hazard.    b) At the front of the building, on or about October 24, 2012, guardrails were not provided for an employee who was performing masonry work while standing on a ten inch wide wood plank that was set-up twelve feet above the ground, spanning from a scaffold frame to a second floor window frame, which resulted in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05779010

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)    a) At the jobsite, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program for employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Portland cement and crystalline silica while performing masonry work, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05779010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):     The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) At the jobsite, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide material safety data sheets for employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Portland cement and crystalline silica while performing masonry work, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0577

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1):     The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coating, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees:    a) At the jobsite, on or about October 25, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide soap and towels for employees who were exposed to wet mortar containing Portland cement while performing masonry work, resulting in a chemical hazard.