OSHA Inspection: STITES MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On February 26, 2015, Stites Masonry, Inc, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.    Citation 1 Item 1a & b and, b.    Citation 1 Item 2a & b and, c.    Citation 1 Item 3a & b and, d.    Citation 1 Item 4a & b.

Issued

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  On February 26, 2015, Stites Masonry, Inc, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:          Citation 1 Item 5a & b

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had employees exposed to fall, struck-by, and electrical hazards on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards on the head without head protection, while handing construction material to employees working from scaffolding, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards on the head without head protection, while handing construction material to employees working from scaffolding, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards on the head without head protection and the employer did not ensure the use of head protection, while handing construction material to employees working from scaffolding, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to electrical hazards from the use of extension cords for electrical power without the use of a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) or assured equipment grounding conductor program, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  Sites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to electrical hazards from an electrical outlet used with extension cords to provide electrical power to a saw, which did not have an outlet cover, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to a 10 ft., 7 in. fall hazard without fall protection from scaffolding on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person inspect the scaffold and scaffold components for visible defects prior to use on each work shift.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to a 10 ft., 7 in. fall hazard without fall protection from scaffolding, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not ensure that the scaffolding was erected under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold was not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity):  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to a 10 ft., 7 in. fall hazard without a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system from scaffolding, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  Stites Masonry, Inc. had an employee exposed to a 10 ft., 7 in. fall hazard without fall protection from scaffolding on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.   The employer did not provide scaffold training.  This training would include:    a. Nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards, and falling object hazards in the work area,  b. Correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems used,  c. Proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of material on the scaffold,   d. The maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold used, and  e. Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart, L  Scaffolds.