OSHA Inspection: LR PLASTERING, INC.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,037 Reduced

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) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees used materials with hazardous chemical contents to include, but not limited to, Dryvit Backstop NT Smooth, but the company had not developed a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical and for each chemical that posed a hazard not otherwise classified that they produce or import    a) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees used materials with hazardous chemical contents to include, but not limited to, Dryvit Backstop NT Smooth, but the employer did not provide readily accessible safety data sheets to the employees.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 30, 2018

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:  a) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees used materials with hazardous chemical contents to include, but not limited to, Dryvit Backstop NT Smooth, but the employer did not provide chemical safety information and training.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(l): LP-Gas storage locations were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C:    a) Worksite: On or about December 18, 2017, cylinders of liquid propane gas were stored on the worksite without any available portable fire extinguishers.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,591 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 such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform.      a) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees were working from the second and third section of tubular welded frame scaffolding, approximately 14 feet above a lower level, without having the working levels being fully planked between the uprights.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

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) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees were working from tubular welded frame scaffolding that did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees were working from the second and third section of tubular welded frame scaffolding, approximately 14 feet above a lower level, without having guardrail systems installed along all open sides and ends.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   a) Scaffold: On or about December 18, 2017, employees were working from the second and third section of tubular welded frame scaffolding, approximately 14 feet above a lower level, while using crossbraces as a means of access.