OSHA Inspection: G. SANTOS MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:  a) At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- Employees were using a stone cement mixer (Model: 855PM, Serial: 132004069) without a guard over the recoil starter, exposing the employees to laceration hazards.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines shall be equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of American National Standards Institute, B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care and Protection of Abrasive Wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.   a)  At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- An employee was exposed to laceration and struck by hazards when operating unguarded Makita portable grinder while grinding bricks and cement blocks.  b) At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- An employee was exposed to laceration and struck by hazards when operating unguarded  DeWalt Chop Saw while grinding bricks and cement blocks.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.   a)    At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- The employer was using a fabricated frame scaffold while installing bricks, that was not restrained from tipping, exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet 3 inches above ground level.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a)    At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- The employer was using a fabricated frame scaffold without proper base plates or mud sills exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet 3 inches.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- The employer was using a fabricated frame scaffold not fully braced exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet 3 inches above ground level.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   a)    At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- An employee was utilizing the scaffold cross braces to gain access to an upper level working platform exposing himself to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   a)    At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- The employer did not protect employees from fall hazards while working from the open sides and ends of a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 19 feet 3 inches above ground level.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.   a)    At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- The employer did not provide head protection for each employee on a fabricated frame scaffold, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Sep 16, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2): Employees working below a scaffold were not protected from falling tools, materials or equipment in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (h)(2)(i)-(v) of this section:   a)    At Lot # 27, 1203 Blairwood Ct, Atlanta, GA- The employer did not provide head protection for each employee working below a fabricated frame scaffold, exposing employees to struck by hazards.