OSHA Inspection: FRAIRE MASONRY

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59):     a. On or about April 3, 2014, at south side of building, a written hazard communication program was not implemented and maintained at the workplace where employees handled hazardous chemicals including but not limited to brick that was cut to length and masonry cement that contained crystalline silica.

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a. On or about April 3, 2014, at south side of building, safety data sheets were not maintained at the workplace for hazardous chemicals including but not limited to masonry cement that contained crystalline silica.

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)       a. On or about April 3, 2014, at south side of building, effective hazard communication training was not provided to employees who worked with hazardous chemicals including but not limited to brick that was cut to length and masonry cement that contained crystalline silica.

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

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 April 3, 2014, south side of building, the fabricated frame scaffold lacked guard rails where employees stood to catch bricks.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards from heights greater than 10 feet.

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

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.     a. On or about April 3, 2014, at the south side of the building, toeboards were not provided at the scaffold where employees stood to catch bricks thrown by employees at ground level.  Employees were exposed to stuck-by hazards.

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) 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 April 3, 2014, southwest side of building, an employee who stood on the roof parapet for a string line did not have any type of fall protection and was exposed to fall hazards from heights greater than 6 feet.

Issued

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a. On or about April 3, 2014, at the south side of the building, the side rails of an extension ladder used to access a roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface which exposes employees to fall hazards.