OSHA Inspection: S. HERNANDEZ HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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.  a) worksite - Employees were applying Master Wall Lumia Finish stucco without eye protection; on or about 05/05/2014.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) worksite - Employees procuring materials for ongoing paver installation directly under ongoing stucco application did not have head protection; on or about 05/05/2014.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a) worksite - The platform of the fabricated frame scaffold the employee was applying stucco from had approximately 3 planks; on or about 05/05/2014.  b) worksite - The platform of the fabricated frame scaffold the employee was applying stucco from had approximately 2 planks; on or about 05/05/2014.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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.  Cross braces were used as a means of access.  a) worksite - Employees were climbing the cross braces to access the working level of the scaffold platform approximately 12 feet above the ground; on or about 05/05/2014.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).  a) worksite - Employees were applying stucco from a fabricated frame scaffold that was approximately 4 inches from the approximate 220 volt house service line; on or about 05/05/2014.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Worksite - An employee applying stucco from a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 12 feet above the ground was not protected from falling; on or about 05/05/2014.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) worksite - Employees were applying Master Wall Lumia Finish Stucco, which contains chemicals such as but not limited to  Acrylic Polymer, Ammonia, and Silica, crystalline quartz to a residential home. The employer did not develop a Hazard Communication Program; On or about 05/05/2014  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  a) worksite - Employees were applying Master Wall Lumia Finish Stucco, which contains chemicals such as but not limited to Acrylic Polymer, Ammonia, and Silica, crystalline quartz to a residential home. The employer did not ensure the safety data sheets were accessible for the employees; on or about 05/05/2014.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 30, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Employees were applying Master Wall Lumia Finish Stucco, which contains chemicals such as but not limited to Acrylic Polymer, Ammonia, and Silica, crystalline quartz to a residential home. The employer did not provide education and training to the employees; on or about 05/05/2012  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.