OSHA Inspection: MAYNOR SANCHEZ

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    a). At the worksite- On or about 6 August 2013, employees were mixing Dryvit Primus DM Polymer Based Adhesive and Base Coat with water without wearing hand protection, thus exposing employees to skin injuries.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees working from fabricated frame scaffolds and on the ground level adjacent to the scaffolds were not protected from overhead hazards such as, but not limited to decking from the upper tiers of the scaffold, buckets filled with masonry mix, and hand tools, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a). At the worksite- On or about 6 August 2013, employees were mixing Dryvit Primus DM Polymer Based Adhesive and Base Coat with water without wearing eye protection, thus exposing employees to eye injuries.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs (b)(1)(i)-(ii) of this section.     a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees were working from the second tiers of fabricated frame scaffolds that were not fully planked or decked, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.8 feet onto earthen ground.    b). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees were working from the first tiers of fabricated frame scaffolds that were not fully planked or decked, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 6.9 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.     a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees were working from fabricated frame scaffolds that were not fully supported on base plates and mud sills, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 10.8 feet.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees were working on fabricated frame scaffolds that were not erected under the supervision of a competent person, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards and fall hazards up to approximately 10.8 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section.    a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees working from the 2nd tiers of fabricated frame scaffolds were not protected from falling by a fall protection system, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of 10.8 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold shall be provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects. When the falling objects are too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected by any of the above-listed measures, the employer shall place such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall and shall secure those materials as necessary to prevent their falling.    a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees working from fabricated frame scaffolds were not provided with additional protection from potential falling objects such as buckets filled with masonry mix and hand tools positioned at or above their head level, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the areas as applicable outlined in paragraphs (a)(1)-(a)(5) of this section.     a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees working on fabricated frame scaffolds did not receive adequate training in the recognition of hazards such as, but not limited to fall protection and scaffold platform construction, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards and fall hazards up to 10.8 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics as applicable outlined in paragraphs (b)(1)-(b)(4) of this section.    a). Southeast Exterior Wall- On or about 6 August 2013, employees erecting fabricated frame scaffolds were not provided adequate training in proper scaffold erection, thus exposing employees to fall hazards up to approximately 10.8 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the provisions of this section, as applicable.   a). At the worksite- On or about 6 August 2013, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program  for employees who were required to wear dust masks when mixing Dryvit Primus DM Polymer Based Adhesive and Base Coat with water to create masonry mix, thus exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  a). At the worksite- On or about 6 August 2013, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees that were utilizing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Dryvit Primus DM Polymer Based Adhesive and Base Coat, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards.