OSHA Inspection: BENITEZ RENOVATION INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Abate by

Mar 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $415

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about January 9, 2018 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001                        11/22/2017 01                                    002                        12/29/2017  01                                    003                        12/29/2017 01                                    004a                      12/29/2017 01                                    004b                      12/29/2017   01                                    005                        11/16/2017 01                                    006                        11/16/2017 01                                    007a                      11/16/2017  01                                    007b                      11/16/2017 01                                    007c                      11/16/2017

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,897

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:   a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee cutting masonry bricks, was exposed to the hazards associated with silica, due to the employer's failure to evaluate the respiratory hazards(s) at the worksite.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) during masonry operations without having certified PIV training.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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:  a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was working with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to crystalline silica.  The employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program including, but not limited to labeling, safety data sheets and training programs.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to, employee protection when exposed to hazards in construction.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but not limited to, masonry operations.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,897

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:  a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the ground, below masonry activities, were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $3,622

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(4)(ii): The point of operation of machine(s) whose operation exposed an employee to injury was not guarded:  a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the power hand angle grinder cutting blade and spindle nut were not the not guarded against accidental contact, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with amputations.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $4,346

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.   a.  On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to falls while performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, ten (10) feet two (2) inches above the ground, that did not have the working level fully planked.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold, ten (10) feet two (2) inches above the ground, that was not provided with base plates or mud sills, thereby exposing employees to falls.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 16, 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:   a. On or about September 27, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, ten (10) feet two (2) inches above the ground, was exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.