OSHA Inspection: ACWORTH MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced

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.     Stonewater Creek Subdivision, 4711 Gablestone Drive, Lot #21B, Hoschton, GA - Employees were exposed to caught-between hazards.  Employees were operating the portable concrete mixer without having the guard covering the rotating parts (drive pulley and belt). Employees were using the concrete mixer for the brick laying process of the newly constructed home, on or about 07/31/13.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Sep 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a.  Stonewater Creek Subdivision, 4711 Gablestone Drive, Lot 21B, Hoschton, GA - Employees were exposed to a chemical hazard.  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program where employees were exposed to hazardous chemical/substance on the jobsite.  Employees were using coosa masonry mortar cement mix, which contains Portland cement, when mixing up the dry concrete mix for the brick laying process on the newly constructed home, on or about 07/31/13.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Sep 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.  Stonewater Creek Subdivision, 4711 Gablestone Drive, Lot 21B, Hoschton, GA - The employee were exposed to chemical hazard.  The employer did not maintain the material safety data sheets for the cement masonry mix that is used on the jobsite for the employees use.  Employees were using coosa masonry mortar cement mix, which contains Portland cement, when mixing up the dry concrete/cement for the brick laying process on the newly constructed home, on or about 07/31/13.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Sep 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a.  Stonewater Creek Subdivision, 4711 Gablestone Drive, Lot 21B, Hoschton, GA - The employees were exposed to chemical hazard.  The employer did not provide training on the hazardous chemicals/substance such as, but not limited to Portland cement which is an ingredients in the Coosa masonry cement mix that is used at the jobsite for the brick laying process on the newly constructed home, on or about 7/31/13.