OSHA Inspection: OSOREO STUCCO

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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:  The employer does not ensure that employees use personal protective equipment when necessary. This violation occurred on or about March 19, 2014, at the construction site where an employee was exposed to crushed-by hazards while operating a JLG brand forklift without wearing a seatbelt.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation describing the actions it is taking to ensure that employees use personal protective equipment when necessary due to a present hazard.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:  The employer does not ensure that employees have safe access to the working levels on scaffolds. This violation occurred on or about March 19, 2014, at the construction site when employees were exposed to a fall hazard while accessing the third working level of a scaffold using the crossbraces as a means of access.  Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all scaffolds used by employees have a safe means of access to all working levels more than 2 feet above the ground or next working level.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:     The employer does not ensure that a guardrail system is installed on all working levels of scaffolds. This violation occurred on or about March 19, 2014, at the construction site when employees were exposed to a fall hazard while on the third working level of a scaffold without a guardrail system in place along all open sides.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all scaffolds used by employees have a guardrail system installed that protects employees from falling from all open sides and ends of the platform.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks:  The employer does not ensure that all forklifts used by employees meet maintenance requirements as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1. This violation occurred on or about March 19, 2014, at the construction site were employees were exposed to stuck-by hazards while operating a JLG brand forklift without maintaining the hydraulic system for the lift and tilt mechanism.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that industrial trucks meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  The employer does not ensure that employees required to operate forklifts are trained and evaluated. This violation occurred on or about March 19, 2014, and at times prior thereto, when an employee at a construction site was required to operate a forklift to move material without having been trained and evaluated.   Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they provide the employees training consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.