OSHA Inspection: QUICK BRICK MASONRY INC.

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,149 Reduced

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:       a) On October 4, 2016, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): The suspension scaffold power-operated hoist or manually operated hoist did not have, in addition to the normal operating brake, a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed.     a)  On October 4, 2016, employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold which did not have a breaking device or locking pawl.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17):  Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:     a)  On October 4, 2016, employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(5)(ii): Suspension scaffold support devices such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons, parapet clamps, or similar devices were not supported by bearing blocks:      a)  On October 4, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform, supported by the parapet hooks without the use of bearing blocks.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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)  On October 4, 2016, employees were not provided with safe access to a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 40 feet above the ground.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a)  On October 4, 2016, employees were not provided with a safe point of access where there was a break in elevation of 26 inches between the roof-top and the top of the parapet wall.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion:         a)  On October 4, 2016, vertical lifelines that were used by employees working from two-point adjustable suspension scaffold were not protected from abrasion and sharp edges of the parapet wall.         In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 16, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iii): Midrails, screens, mesh or equivalent structural members shall be installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform:       a)  On October 4, 2016, employees were working from a two-point suspension scaffold platform without the midrail installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).