OSHA Inspection: STEVE WALKER

Issued

2016-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was 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) Exterior Rear of Structure - A laborer was hand mixing Roman Mortar Mix Type S and not wearing eye protection, on or about 05/02/2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2016-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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:  a) Exterior Rear of Structure - A laborer was hand mixing brick mortar while standing below a mason laying brick on a scaffold and was not wearing head protection, on or about 05/02/2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2016-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:  a) Exterior North Side of Structure - A mason was standing on a pumpjack scaffold work platform that extended past the end support by 48 inches, exposing the mason to a fall of 18 feet, on or about 05/02/2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2016-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:  a) Exterior North Side of Structure - A mason was observed standing on a pumpjack scaffold work platform 18 feet above the ground and the poles supporting the scaffold were not provided with bracing on the bottom of the poles, on or about 05/02/2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2016-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) Exterior North Side of Structure - A mason was on a pumpjack scaffold work platform while laying brick and not protected from an 18 foot fall hazard, on or about 05/02/2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).