OSHA Inspection: KELBY STUCCO LLC

Issued

Oct 1, 2014

Abate by

Oct 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $800 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:    JOBSITE:  The employer had not developed and implemented a written Hazard Communication program where employees were required to work with and handle chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Decoplast Genova Finish.

Issued

Oct 1, 2014

Abate by

Oct 28, 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:  JOBSITE:  The employer did not provide training and information for Hazard Communication program for the employees required to work with and handle chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Decoplast Genova Finish.

Issued

Oct 1, 2014

Abate by

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    JOBSITE:  The fullbody harness and lanyard with deceleration device were rigged in such a manner that the employee could have more than six (6) feet free fall to the lower level, and/or also contact the ground.

Issued

Oct 1, 2014

Abate by

Oct 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  JOBSITE:  The employee exposed to the hazard of falling while working on a roof to install stucco, was not provided training and information to recognize and minimize such hazards.

Issued

Oct 1, 2014

Abate by

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 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.    JOBSITE:  The employee installing stucco on the eave of a roof 6 ft. above the ground was not protected from falling by the use of guardrails, personal fall arrest system or other equivalent means.    Kelby Stucco was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 425371, citation number 01, item number 004a and was affirmed as a final order on 07/02/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 33 Business Park Drive, Branford, CT 06405.