OSHA Inspection: CARMELO MARTINEZ

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Aug 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,069 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:     (a) Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, employees were not wearing hard hats while they were walking below other employees who were working from tubular welded frame scaffolding and using hand tools.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Aug 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,069 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1): The Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:    (a)  Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, employees were using hand held cord and plug tools and they were  not protected by either a GFCI nor did the employer have an assured equipment grounding conductor program.  The two onsite ground fault circuit interrupters were not working.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Aug 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $532 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    (a)  Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, the grounding pin to an extension cord was missing.  This electrical extension cord was being used.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,069 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):     (a) Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, an employee was working from a tubular welded frame scaffold and the working level was not fully planked.  The fall hazard was about 13 1/2 feet to the ground.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,069 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:     (a) Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, employees were using the tubular welded frame scaffold uprights to access/egress the scaffold.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,673 · Current $1,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    (a) Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, an employee was not protected from falling up to 16 feet while he was working from a tubular welded frame scaffold.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:   (a) Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, the employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program not did the employer have any fire fighting equipment on the site.  The employees were using gasoline to fuel a cement mixer.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Sep 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   (a)  Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, the employer did not have a written hazardous communication program.  Employees are working with gasoline and Type S mortar.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Sep 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:   (a)  Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, the employer did not have material safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals (gasoline and Type S mortar) that employees work with.

Issued

Aug 12, 2016

Abate by

Sep 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Jobsite:  On or about August 5, 2016, employees were not trained in the hazardous chemicals (i.e. gasoline and Type S mortar) that they were working with.