OSHA Inspection: KM KERRY MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1320.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard  communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a. On or about June 2, 2015, at a jobsite located at 7421-23 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees applying mortar were exposed to the hazards associated with chemicals such as, but not limited to Portland Cement. The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) will be met.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a):  "Application."  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is 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) On or about June 2, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 7421-23 South King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees performing tuck pointing activities were mixing mortar without the use of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to safety glasses, gloves, dust mask, and proper clothing, thereby exposing the employees to health hazards.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): In addition to the normal operating brake, suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manually operated hoists shall have a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed:    a) On or about June 2, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 7421-23 South King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees were performing  masonry work from a two point suspension scaffold that was not equipped with a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) feet.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17): Manually operated hoists shall require a positive crank force to descend:    a) On or about June 2, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 7421-23 South King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees were performing  masonry work from a two point suspension scaffold that was not equipped with a positive crank force to descend, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) feet.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold shall be protected by both a personal fall arrest system and guardrail system:    a) On or about June 2, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 7421-23 South King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees performing masonry work from a two point suspension scaffold were not protected from falls by the use of a personal fall arrest system and guardrails, thereby, exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) feet.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4): the guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section shall comply with the following provisions (guardrail systems built in accordance with Appendix A to this subpart will be deemed to meet the requirements of paragraphs (g)(4)(vii), (viii), and (ix) of this section):    a) On or about June 2, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 7421-23 South King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees were performing   masonry work from a two point suspension scaffold that was not equipped with proper guardrails including but not limited to the improper height of the top rail and missing mid and end rails, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) feet.

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15400.00 · Current $10000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges."  Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about June 2, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 7421-23 South King Drive, Chicago, IL. - an employee performing    masonry work from the roof of the building was not protected from falls by the use of a personal fall arrest system, thereby, exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately thirty (30) feet.    The KM Kerry Masonry & Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard  1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 977865, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 24, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 17560 S. Ridgeland Road, Tinley Park, IL. 60477.    The Kerry Masonry & Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard  1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 961762, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 11. 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 9109 S. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL. 60643.