OSHA Inspection: JOHN BURRELL

Issued

2016-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.   a) 4545 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA; On or about January 20, 2016, the employer failed to ensure an employee wore eye protection while operating a Ridgid R86008 Compact Drill.

Issued

2016-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.   a) 4545 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA; On or about January 20, 2016, the employer allowed an employee to operate a Dewalt hand grinder with the guard missing to grind down welds on a canopy on the front of a store.

Issued

2016-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) 4545 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA; On or about January 20, 2016, the employer allowed an employee to work on top of a canopy while not wearing fall protection or the edge protected by a guardrail system. The employee was 13 feet above the ground.

Issued

2016-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:   a) 4545 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA; On or about January 20, 2016, an employee was exposed to a fall of 12 feet while performing work to a canopy on a store front. The employee was standing on the top step of a stepladder.