OSHA Inspection: SO MASONRY LLC

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,000 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:        On or about March 9, 2017 and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, the employer did not ensure that employees who worked below overhead work wore head protection against falling objects.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

Apr 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:     On or about March 9, 2017 and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, employees were exposed to a greater than 10 ft. fall hazard while working from a wooden pallet elevated on the forks of a Sky Trak 6036 telescopic forklift without approval from the manufacturer.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

Apr 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  On or about March 9, 2017 and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, employees were exposed to a greater than 10 ft. fall hazard while working from an elevated wooden pallet that was not secured to the forks of a Sky Trak 6036 telescopic forklift.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  On or about March 9, 2017 and times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure each person engaged in measuring control joints on the exterior brick walls of the building was protected from falling 19 ft. from a wooden pallet on the elevated forks of a Sky Trak 6036 Telescopic forklift.

Issued

Apr 12, 2017

Abate by

Apr 26, 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):  On or about March 9, 2017, 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.