OSHA Inspection: KARR MASONRY

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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.    On or about January 14, 2014, the employer did not provide hard hats to employees when working at lower levels exposing employees to being struck-by falling and flying objects from above.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    On or about January 14, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees cutting masonry bricks were provided eye and face protection exposing the employees to struck-by hazards and eye injuries.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    On or about January 14, 2014, the employer did not ensure the tubular welded frame scaffold located on the west side of building 3 was equipped with a ladder for means of access and/or egress exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    On or about January 14, 2014, the employer did not ensure the tubular welded frame scaffold located on the west side of building 3 was equipped with guardrails and end frames exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    On or about January 14, 2014, the employer did not ensure the tubular welded frame scaffold was erected with toe boards to protect the employees working on lower levels and on the ground from falling debris and hand tools.  Employees were exposed to struck by hazards.