OSHA Inspection: LONNIE CROWELL MASONRY

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1512.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:     On or about April 9, 2014 at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107 in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls, An employee, who was not using any form of respiratory protection, was enveloped in a cloud of dust using a Target block saw to dry saw masonry blocks. The employer neither evaluated the hazard nor provided any form of protection. These conditions exposed the employee to the hazard of inhaling silica dust.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1512.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:     On or about April 9, 2014, and at times prior thereto, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107, in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls, the employees were working from welded tubular frames scaffolding that was missing toe boards, guard rails, and cross braces. The scaffold was partially dismantled and reassembled several times during the work shift but was not inspected after each modification. The scaffold was missing cross braces, toe boards, and fall protection. These conditions exposed the employees to struck by hazards and to the hazard of falling approximately 13 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:  On or about April 9, 2014 and at times prior thereto, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107 in Sherwood, Arkansas where employees were constructing masonry block walls, the employees were working from a two tier welded tubular frame scaffold that did not have toe boards, safety nets, or other means to protect employees working below from falling objects. These conditions exposed the employees to the hazard of being struck by falling objects.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:    On or about April 9, 2014, and at times prior thereto, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107, in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls, the employees were working from a two tier, welded tubular frame scaffold that was missing 22 cross braces on the interior side of the scaffold. These conditions exposed the employees to fall and struck by hazards in the event of a scaffold collapse.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1512.00 Reduced

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 April 9, 2014 and at times prior thereto, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107 in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls, the employees were working from a welded tubular frame scaffold, without any form of fall protection. These conditions exposed the employees to the hazard of falling approximately 13 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1512.00 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)    On or about April 9, 2014, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107 in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls, employees were dry sawing masonry blocks and mixing portland cement. The employer had not developed a written hazard communication program to train and protect the employees from the hazards associated with portland cement and silica exposure. These conditions exposed employees to silica inhalation and chemical burn hazards.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-22 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)   On or about April 9, 2014, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107 in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls, the employees mixing and working with portland cement did not have material safety data sheets available for the portland cement. This practice exposed the employees to respiratory and chemical burn hazards.

Issued

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 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)  On or about April 9, 2014, at the job site located at 8604 Highway 107 in Sherwood, Arkansas, where employees were constructing masonry block walls. Employees who had not been trained upon initial assignment to the task were mixing mortar and laying cinder blocks without the appropriate personal protective equipment. These conditions exposed the employees to respiratory and chemical burn hazards.