OSHA Inspection: SHOOTING STAR CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3207.00 · Current $3207.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  On or about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, at a residential structure, where employees were performing masonry activities, debris including brick and concrete were scattered about the construction site, a condition that exposed employees to the hazards of tripping, slipping and falling, as well as to puncture hazards.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about August 4, 2016, at the job site, the employer did not ensure that employees walking and working on scaffold and ground level while performing masonry activities were protected by hardhats from impact of falling objects. This practice created conditions which exposed the employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:   On or about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, employees worked from a supported scaffold while performing masonry activities which did not have toeboards erected along the edge of platforms to prevent ground level employees from being struck by overhead tools and materials.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(c):   Employees who used hand and power tools and were exposed to the hazard of falling, flying, abrasive, and splashing objects, or exposed to harmful dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or gases were not provided with the particular personal protective equipment necessary to protect them from the hazard:  On or about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, outdoors in the front yard, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) exposed to the hazards of flying brick chips, while cutting bricks, were provided safety spectacles with unperforated sideshields. Employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being struck in the eye.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  On or about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, employees worked from a supported scaffold to perform masonry activities which had excessive spacing between planks of greater than 1 inch. This practice created conditions which exposed the employees to greater than 10 ft. fall hazards to the unfinished ground below.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  On or about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, at the job site, the employer did not ensure employees performing masonry activities while walking and working from scaffold platforms were protected from greater than 10 ft. falls to the unfinished ground below.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement.      On or about August 4, 2016, at the job site, the employer allowed employees to perform masonry activities on a supported scaffold with unstable footings, exposing employees to scaffold collapse and elevated fall hazards of greater than 10 feet to unfinished ground below.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement.  On or about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, employees were performing masonry activities from a supported scaffold built on uneven ground and it had missing screw jacks.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    On about August 4, 2016, and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, the employer did not ensure employees were properly protected by the use of fall protection systems while performing masonry activities on a supported scaffold. This practice created conditions which exposed the employees to greater than 10 ft. fall hazards.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:   On or about August 4, 2016, at the jobsite, employees were performing masonry activities from a supported scaffold which did not have a guardrail system installed along all open sides and ends of the scaffold.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

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 job site, the employer did not ensure employees were properly trained to recognize and avoid hazards when exposed to potential fall hazards from improper scaffolding while performing masonry activities. This condition created fall hazards of greater than 10 feet to unfinished ground below from scaffold.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 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, and times prior thereto, at the job site, the employer did not ensure that employees exposed to the hazards of silica and dust particles, while sawcutting brick and pouring bags of cement, were provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial training. This condition exposed employee(s) to inhalation hazards associated with exposure to airborne silica and dust particles.