OSHA Inspection: A.Y.K. CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 24, 2013

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $1,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): A person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training was not available at the worksite to render first-aid:  At the project site, on November 5, 2013 and times prior thereto, there was no person on-site who had a valid certificate in first-aid training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or equivalent training. Documentary evidence of certification was not be available at the worksite.

Issued

Dec 24, 2013

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $1,080

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 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.  At the project on November 5, 2013, gloves with nirile palm sides and cotton mesh back sides were used instead of gloves made of nitrile or butyl material while mixing portland cement with water and using portland cement to lay CMUs.

Issued

Dec 24, 2013

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $1,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  At the project site on November 5, 2013, there were no rebar caps on numerous rebars that protruded about 3 to 24 inches from concrete masonary units (CMU) at the back wall.  Employees were observed working above rebars, thus exposing themselves to impalement hazards.

Issued

Dec 24, 2013

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(g): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  At the front side of the project site on November 5, 2013, employees mixing and applying Portland cement, were not provided with an eyewash unit/station.