OSHA Inspection: MADRID MASONRY

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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.  Employees operating masonry saws without eye protection were exposed to struck-by hazards while working from a scaffold structure.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 cantilevered end.  Employees engaged in masonry work were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards while storing bricks on a portion of the scaffold platform that was extended over 18 inches and not supported.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  Employees engaged in masonry work were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards while working from a scaffold that was not secured to the structure.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  The employer did not ensure employees operating powered industrial trucks (forklifts) were trained to operate them and exposed the employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.  The employer reported an in-patient hospitalization on May 12, 2016 from an accident which occurred on May 05, 2016.