OSHA Inspection: SHANE HALPAINE MASONRY

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $200.00 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, a hazard communication program had not been developed for the benefit of employees using and/or exposed to hazardous chemicals/ingredients such as but not limited to Portland Cement, limestone, quartz and magnesium oxide contained in the Argos Masonry Cement being mixed and used by employees performing masonry application tasks, and silica generated from brick cutting tasks.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, safety data sheets were not maintained for hazardous chemicals/ingredients such as but not limited to the Argos Masonry Cement being mixed and used by employees performing masonry application tasks, and silica generated from brick cutting tasks.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, hazard communication training had not been provided for the benefit of employees using and/or exposed to hazardous chemicals/ingredients such as but not limited to Portland Cement, limestone, quartz and magnesium oxide contained in the Argos Masonry Cement being mixed and used by employees performing masonry application tasks, and silica generated from brick cutting tasks.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with the standards set forth in 29 CFR 1926 as evidenced by the violation(s) noted during the course of the inspection:    Among others, feasible and useful means of abatement would be to effectively incorporate the following into an accident prevention programs:    A.  Develop a policy statement of management commitment and leadership towards safety and health with goals established, issued, and communicated to employees.    B.  Implement periodic site safety inspections.    C.  Develop and employee training program that is ongoing and effective.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, employees had not been instructed on the proper precautions to be utilized when working on and around scaffolds, proper personal protective equipment to be worn when performing brick cutting and mortar mixing activities, proper machine guarding for brick cutting saws and mortar mixing paddles, hazards of silica and masonry cement, and in recognizing and avoiding hazards that frequently occur on construction sites.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a):  During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and other debris were not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas,     (a)  on the east side of the residential home being constructed, wooden boards with protruding nails were scattered on the ground.  This condition exposed employees to punctures.      (b)  debris such as but not limited to loose bricks, rocks and wooden boards and pieces, were scattered on the ground throughout the worksite.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of falls from the same elevation.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

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:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, employees did not don protective helmets while traveling and working below in the vicinity of where bricks were being tossed to upper levels.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by falling bricks.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, a safety grate was not provided on the Essick mortar mixer.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of contact with the rotating mixing paddles.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(c): Employees using hand and power tools and exposed to the hazard of falling, flying, abrasive, or splashing objects, or exposed to harmful dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or gases were not provided with the particular personal protective equipment that was necessary to protect them from the hazards:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas,     (a)  employees did not don eye protection while engaged in mixing Argos Masonry Cement and dry brick cutting tasks.      (b)  the employer had not evaluated employee masonry mixing and brick cutting tasks to determine the need for respiratory protection.  Employees mixed dry Argos Masonry Cement and performed brick cutting tasks without the use of respiratory protection.     Employees were exposed to the hazard of contact with dust particulates and flying brick fragments.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, on the supported scaffold located on the east side of the residential home being constructed, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd level platforms that employees worked from to retrieve and stack bricks to begin masonry activities were not decked the full width of the scaffold.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of falls from elevations.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, the inner legs of the supported scaffold located on the east side of the residential home being constructed were not equipped with baseplates.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of a scaffold collapse and falls from elevations.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, on the supported scaffold located on the east side of the residential home being constructed,    (a)  a safe access was not provided for employees to access work platforms to begin brick masonry activities.  Employees climbed the scaffold end frames to access and descend scaffold work platforms.    (b)  employee climbed the crossbraces to access the 2nd level work platform.    These conditions exposed employees to the hazards of a scaffold collapse and/or falls from elevations.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

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:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, on the supported scaffold located on the east side of the residential home being constructed, guardrails were not provided on all open sides and ends to protect employees on working levels engaged in brick retrieval and stacking activities.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of a scaffold collapse and/or falls from elevations.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.702(i)(1): Masonry saws were not guarded with a semicircular enclosure over the blade:    On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, the lower portion of the blade on the Dewalt saw used to cut brick, was not guarded.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of contact with the rotating cutting blade and flying brick fragments.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On or about August 4, 2016, at the worksite located at 8112 North Shore Cove, Lot 33, in Alexander, Arkansas, the Employer had not trained employees to recognize, avoid, and minimize potentially hazardous conditions associated with scaffolds such as but not limited to proper guarding and decking for scaffolds, fall hazards, proper methods for accessing scaffold platforms, and proper scaffold footing.  Failure to do so exposed employees to the hazards of a scaffold collapse and/or falls from elevations.