OSHA Inspection: A B PLASTERERS

Issued

Oct 27, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)(a)     On or about August 27, 2014 at a jobsite located at 1601 North 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas for employees working with or exposed to substances such as but not limited to alkaline and quartz the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Oct 27, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 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:   On or about August 27, 2014 at a jobsite located at 1601 North 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas employees working and walking on the ground level near the scaffold and working on the first level of the scaffold near the eave were exposed to the hazard of being struck by objects such as buckets, trowels, foam sheets and roofing material that were dropped from or knocked off of the scaffold and roof.

Issued

Oct 27, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 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):    On or about August 27, 2014 at a jobsite located at 1601 North 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas scaffold platforms in the following instances were not fully planked, exposing employees to the hazard of falls from elevation:     a.      Upper and lower sloped platforms  located on the left of the front entrance to the building  b.      Upper and lower sloped platforms  located on the right of the front entrance to the building  c.      Upper working platform located between the two sloped platforms at the front entrance to the building

Issued

Oct 27, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 August 27, 2014 at a jobsite located at 1601 North 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas the scaffold located at the front of the store entrance was not inspected prior to the shift by a competent person.  The working platforms of the scaffold were not fully planked and scaffold planks were split and damaged.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of falls to the concrete below.