OSHA Inspection: VIKTOR IONASHKU

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

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) Building - Homewood Suites by Hilton - On or about June 28, 2013, an employee of Viktor Ionashku dba V & V Exterior Systems was handling/working with Dryvit coating products without wearing eye protection and was exposed to eye and/or skin injuries and irritations.   CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  a) Building - Homewood Suites by Hilton - On or about June 28, 2013, an employee of Viktor Ionashku dba V & V Exterior Systems was working from an aerial lift (e.g. self-propelled telescopic boom) without the use of fall protection, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of about 21.4 feet onto the ground.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

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) Building - Homewood Suites by Hilton - On or about June 28, 2013, the employer did not develop, implement and/or maintain a written hazard communication program for an employee that was handling/working with chemicals such as, but not limited to the Dryvit Sandpebble midbase while applying it to the exterior walls of a building, exposing employees to eye and/or skin injuries and irritations.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produced or imported:   a) Building - Homewood Suites by Hilton - On or about June 28, 2013, the employer did not had a safety data sheets for chemicals such as, but not limited to Dryvit Sandpebble midbase for an employee that was handling/working with the Dryvit cement mix while applying it to the exterior walls of a building, exposing employees to eye and/or skin injuries and irritations.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.