OSHA Inspection: BOGGUS CONCRETE & COATINGS

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was 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) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, an employee was not wearing safety glasses while operating a 14-inch Hitachi CC14SF chop saw to cut metal studs.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, an employee was not wearing a hard hat while working on the ground below employees installing metal studs.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, an employee working from scaffolds that were not fully decked was exposed to falls of 12 feet.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  (a) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, employees were working from scaffolding that was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, employees working at approximately 12 feet above the ground were not provided fall protection while installing metal studs.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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:  a) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, employees working at 12 feet above the ground on a scaffold were not aware of the hazards of falling.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, employees working at approximately 13 feet above the ground were not provided fall protection while installing metal studs.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) On or about September 17, 2013 - 9736 U.S. Highway 431, Albertville, AL, an employee installing metal studs was unaware of fall hazards.