OSHA Inspection: HF GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jan 25, 2018

Abate by

Mar 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  The employer, HF General Construction, did not submit to the agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required, on or about February 28, 2018.   More specifically HF General Construction, did not submit to the agency documents demonstrating that employees who are required to wear respiratory protection, have completed respirator training. The employer must complete a written respiratory protection program and a written hazard communication program for affected employees, required by 1910.134(c)(1), 1910.134(k)(3), and 1910.1200(e)(1).

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $962 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)    a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees engaged in tuckpointing operations and mixing Poly Bond, which contains crystalline silica, are required to wear N95 dust masks. The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)    a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees engaged in tuckpointing operations and mixing Poly Bond, which contains crystalline silica, are required to wear N95 dust masks. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for affected employees, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)     a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees engaged in tuckpointing operations and mixing Poly Bond, which contains crystalline silica, are required to wear N95 dust masks. The employer did not provide respirator training to affected employees prior to them wearing respiratory protection, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,283 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(a): Building or structure exits were not so arranged and maintained as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it was occupied:    a) Exterior Southwest Side of Building: The exterior egress route for a designated emergency exit was obstructed by a tubular frame scaffold, on or about, 10/12/16.    b) Exterior Southeast Side of Building Adjacent to Dock Area: The exterior egress route for a designated emergency exit was obstructed by a tubular frame scaffold, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,726 · Current $1,636 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) Exterior Front of Building: An employee was exposed to head injuries while performing stucco work below a tubular frame scaffold and was not protected with any type of head protection, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,817 · Current $1,090 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) Exterior Front of Building: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using a handheld Makita angle grinder, and was not protected with any type of face/eye protection, on or about, on 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,244 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    a) Exterior Front of Building: Employees were using a 120volt Makita portable handheld angle grinder that was missing a safety guard, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,244 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(I)-(ii):    a) Exterior Front of Building: An employee was performing stucco work from a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet above the lower surface, and the scaffold was not fully planked, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,244 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:     a) Front Exterior of Building: Base plates were missing from a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet in height from the lower surface, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 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) Front Exterior of Building: Employees engaged in stucco work, climbed the poles of a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet in height from the lower surface, to access the work platform, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:    a) Exterior Front of Building: An employee was performing stucco work from a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet above the lower surface, without a standard guardrail system, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) Exterior Front of Building: An employee was performing stucco work from a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet above the lower surface, without a standard guardrail system, or personal fall arrest system, on or about, 10/12/16.  b) Exterior Front of Building: An employee was installing brackets to secure cables to the perimeter front of the building and from the leading edge of the building's rooftop, without a standard guardrail system, or personal fall arrest system, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $1,603 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:    a) Exterior Front of Building: Employees were performing stucco work from a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet above the lower surface, that was missing cross braces from the interior side of the scaffold, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,207 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:    a) Exterior Front of Building: An unguarded floor hole opening on a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, two frames in height, at approximately 13 feet above the lower surface, exposed employees to a fall hazard while they were engaged in stucco work, on or about, 10/17/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)  a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees engaged in mixing products, including but not limited to, Poly-Bond and StoPowerwall Stucco, which contain crystalline silica, did not participate in an exposure assessment to determine exposure to hazardous substances. The employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards to determine employee exposure to air contaminants, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 10/12/16.   b) Exterior Front of Building: An employee engaged in tuckpointing of mortar material did not participate in a exposure assessment to determine exposure to hazardous substances. The employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards to determine employee exposure to air contaminants, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)(a)  a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees use hazardous chemicals and substances, including but not limited to, gasoline, Poly-Bond, Weatherseal spray & roll on, and StoPowerwall Stucco. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees use hazardous chemicals and substances, including but not limited to, gasoline, Poly-Bond, Weatherseal spray & roll on, and StoPowerwall Stucco. The employer did not provide employees with safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals and substances, on or about, 10/12/16.

Issued

Nov 21, 2016

Abate by

Mar 15, 2017

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) Stucco Mixing Area: Employees use hazardous chemicals and substances, including but not limited to, gasoline, Poly-Bond, Weatherseal spray & roll on, and StoPowerwall Stucco. The employer did not provide employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals and substances, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 10/12/16.