OSHA Inspection: HECTOR RODRIGUEZ

Issued

Dec 3, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

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.     Hector Rodriguez dba Hector Rodriguez,  failed to submit documents to OSHA verifying that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number                     Item Number                           Abatement Date  01                                            2a,2b,2c,4,5a,5b,5c,6             10/29/2015

Issued

Dec 3, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Hector Rodriguez dba Hector Rodriguez, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number                     Item Number                           Abatement Date  01                                           1,3                                           10/29/2015     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided:  At the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations was not wearing protective clothing, thereby exposing the employee to skin absorption of Portland cement.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Dec 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  At the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program for an employee who was required to wear a full face respirator to protect the employee from concrete and cement dust particulates generated during tuck pointing and grinding operations, exposing the employee to cardio pulmonary distress and silica exposure through inhalation.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Dec 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   At the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for an employee prior to being required to wear a full face respirator to protect the employee from concrete and cement dust particulates generated during tuck pointing and grinding operations, exposing the employee to cardio pulmonary distress and silica exposure through inhalation.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Dec 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  At the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a full face respirator while performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations was not fit tested prior to initial use, thereby exposing the employee to cardio pulmonary distress and silica exposure through inhalation.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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:   At the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to maintain, implement, and develop a written hazard communication program. An employee was exposed to eye, skin contact and respiratory tract chemical hazards associated with chemicals, such as but not limited to silica and Portland cement dust.   Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:  At the above addressed jobsite, the ladder jack scaffold in use was not designed by a qualified person. An employee performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations from the ladder jack scaffold was exposed to injuries from falls and structural collapse.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:  At the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations from a ladder jack scaffold platform that was ten (10) inches wide, exposing the employee to a fall of greater than twenty-five (25) feet.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):  At the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations from a ladder jack scaffold with platforms greater than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, thereby exposing the employee to injuries from a fall and structural collapse of the scaffold.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another:  At the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations was working from a ladder jack scaffold with bridged platforms, thereby exposing the employee to injuries from a fall and structural collapse.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  At the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuck pointing and cement grinding operations from a ladder jack scaffold, greater than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, was exposed to injuries from falls.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).