OSHA Inspection: DG MASONRY

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2850.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    On or about July 27, 2016 an employee was exposed to struck-by flying concrete material while engaged in dry-cutting cement blocks with a STIHL TS 420 concrete cut off saw during construction activities and the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when cutting masonry material.

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2850.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

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:    On or about July 27, 2016 an employee was exposed to silica hazards while engaged in dry-cutting blocks with a STIHL TS 420 concrete cut off saw during construction activities and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program with at least a description of how the criteria for the following requirements would be met by the company:    a) use of labels and other forms of warning,  b) access to safety data sheets,  c) provision of hazardous chemical information and training to employees,  d) maintenance of an updated list of hazardous chemicals present at the job site,   e) methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks and hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  f) methods the employer will use to inform other employers on-site on their  precautionary measures to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies, the labeling system used in the workplace and to provide other employers on-site access to safety data sheets.

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)   On or about July 27, 2016 an employee was exposed to dust containing silica while engaged in dry-cutting blocks with a STIHL TS 420 concrete cut off saw during construction activities and the employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift.

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about July 27, 2016 an employee was exposed to dust containing silica while engaged in dry-cutting blocks with a STIHL TS 420 concrete cut off saw during construction activities and the employer did not provide information and training on the hazard and the pictograms of chemicals such as the fuel used to run the equipment in their work area.