OSHA Inspection: BLESSED STUCCO, LLC

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 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:     a. Mixing area - the employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employee(s) exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to, American Cement Stucco.  Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):   The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    a. Mixing area - the employer did not have material safety data sheets for chemical products used at the site such as, but not limited to, American Cement Stucco.  Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   a. Mixing area - the employer did not provide hazard communication training for employee(s) exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to, American Cement Stucco.  Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 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) shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide:  a. Scaffold at west wall - during stucco operations, employee(s) were exposed to a 23' fall hazard, in that, there was an opening between the planks up to 27" on a welded frame scaffold.  Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:   a. Scaffold at west wall - guardrails were missing on sections of the scaffold during stucco operations and exposed employee(s) to a 23' fall hazard on a welded frame scaffold. Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):      Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:     a. Scaffold at west wall - single cross bracing sections were used on open sides of platforms as both a mid and top rail during stucco operations and exposed employee(s) to a 23' fall hazard on a welded frame scaffold.  Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):   Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a. Mixing area - employee(s) who used dust masks during stucco operations were not provided the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.  Violation observed on or about 6/11/13.