OSHA Inspection: POLO MASONRY BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $8,835 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 or about February 4, 2017, an employee was not wearing a protective helmet while working below employees performing masonry work on a building under construction.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,390 · Current $1,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees performing masonry work used a 20 pound propane cylinder to fuel a torch without a fire extinguisher present.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,390 · Current $1,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1): Containers other than approved metal safety cans or DOT approved containers were used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, a one (1) gallon metal gasoline container was provided for employee use to handle gasoline for the purpose of fueling a gas powered cut off saw. The can was not an approved safety can because it did not have a self-closing lid.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,585 · Current $2,585 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(iii): Ties, guys, braces, or outriggers were not installed to prevent the tipping of supported scaffolds in all circumstances where an eccentric load, such as a cantilevered work platform, was applied or was transmitted to the scaffold:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees were working from cantilevered scaffold work platforms where ties, guys, braces or outriggers were not installed.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,585 · Current $2,585 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees were working from tubular welded frame scaffolds and the scaffold legs did not bear on base plates.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,585 · Current $2,585 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):  Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:       a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet while accessing the work platform of a tubular welded frame scaffold.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $2,983 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees performing masonry work on the first, second and third floors of a building under construction were exposed to a fall hazards between approximately 11 to greater than 25 feet when working near wall openings.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c): When employees were exposed to falling objects the employer did not require employees to wear hard hats and did not implement measures to prevent objects from falling from higher levels as set forth in (c)(1)-(3) of this section:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, an employee performing site clean up work below active masonry operations was exposed to falling objects from the second and third floors of a building under construction.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $2,983 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees performing masonry work on the first, second and third floors of a building under construction were exposed to fall hazards between 11 feet and 25 feet where guardrail systems were not equipped with midrails.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $2,088 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, the employer did not ensure the top rail of guardrails in use were capable of withstanding a force of at least 200 pounds to protect employees from falling while performing masonry work, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,390 · Current $1,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(ii): A job-made ladder was not built in conformance with the applicable provisions of Appendix A:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees used a job-made ladder to access the third floor of a building under construction from the second floor. The ladder was not built in conformance with Appendix A which references American National Standards Institute (ANSI), A 14.4-1979-Safety Requirements for Job-Made Ladders.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,390 · Current $1,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(3)(i): Rungs, cleats, and/or steps of portable ladders were spaced more than 14 inches (36 cm) apart, as measured along the ladder's side rails:     a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees used a job-made ladder with rungs spaced 16 inches apart to access the third floor from the second floor of a building under construction.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,390 · Current $1,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): A portable ladder were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:     a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees used a job-made ladder to access the third floor of a building under construction from the second floor and the ladder did not extend at least three (3) feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,170 · Current $4,670 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:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately six feet from tubular welded frame scaffold platforms which were not fully planked.    Polo Masonry Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1001826, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 29, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 2829 N. Leavitt Ave., Chicago, IL 60647.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $20,914 · Current $16,073 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet 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) On or about February 4, 2017, employees performing masonry work on the third floor of a building under construction were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet.    Polo Masonry Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1073143, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 8, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 2532 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60618.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $1,988 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    a) On or about February 4, 2017, the employer did not report within eight (8) hours, the death of an employee from a work-related incident.