OSHA Inspection: J.HATCHETT MASONRY LLC

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  As of June 24, 2014, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement was completed for the violations from Inspection number 956864, issued on 2/11/14, with final order date of 3/11/13.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and/or face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  (a) 851 E Columbus Ave Springfield, MA: On or about January 30, 2014, an employee was dry cuting masonry block with a gas powered abrasive saw without any eye protection, which is not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 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) 851 E Columbus Ave Springfield, MA: On or about January 30, 2014, three employees were working on the roof (3rd floor) of this structure more than 25FT above the ground below cutting/staging masonry block products at the roofs edge without any fall protection on or in place, which is not in accordance with this subpart:   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes by covers:  (a) 851 E Columbus Ave Springfield, MA: On or about January 30, 2014, an employee was working on the 3rd floor of this building installing exterior walls, on a wokring surface that was littered with dozens of uncovered holes of various sizes, which is not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  (a) 851 E Columbus Ave Springfield, MA: On or about January 30, 2014, an employee was working to install an exterior wall, more than 25FT above the ground below, without any protection or barrier provided at the wall opening he was standing in to help place the wall, which is not in accordance with this subpart:   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).