OSHA Inspection: JOSE ANTONIO VILLEGAS

Issued

2015-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1320.00 Reduced

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)    At the 310 East Huntingdon St. jobsite in Savannah, GA: On or about February 12, 2015, the employer exposed an employee to struck-by hazards, in that protective headgear was not worn as employee on the ground assisted workers  three tiers above engaged in support-scaffold dismantling.

Issued

2015-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1320.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee erecting or dismantling a scaffold:     a)    At the 310 East Huntingdon St. jobsite in Savannah, GA: On or about February 12, 2015, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 20 ft. 4 in. from a third-tier platform, in that a 25-in. unprotected space existed between the building doorway and the support-scaffold face as employees accessed the scaffold during dismantling activities.

Issued

2015-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $440.00 · Current $264.00 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):     a)    At the 310 East Huntingdon St. jobsite in Savannah, GA: On or about February 12, 2015 and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that a written hazard communication program was not included at the workplace where employees engaged in bricklaying activities, using at least a Type N masonry cement.

Issued

2015-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:   a)    At the 310 East Huntingdon St. jobsite in Savannah, GA: On or about February 12, 2015 and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that a safety data sheet for Type N masonry cement was not included at the workplace where employees engaged in bricklaying activities.

Issued

2015-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-18 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):   a)    At the 310 East Huntingdon St. jobsite in Savannah, GA: On or about February 12, 2015 and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that workers were not provided information and training on Type N masonry cement prior to engaging in bricklaying activities.

Issued

2015-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information: (Construction Reference 1926.59):   a)    At the 310 East Huntingdon St. jobsite in Savannah, GA: On or about February 12, 2015 and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that workers were not provided information and training on safety data sheets and labels pursuant to the HCS 2012 update, effective December 1, 2013.