OSHA Inspection: STEWART MASONRY, INCORPORATED

Issued

2018-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $1132.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    a) Job Site - An employee was observed without head protection and was exposed to potential head injuries while working directly below a masonry operation, on or about March 15, 2018.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2018-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2513.00 · Current $1507.00 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) Job Site - A ladder was not provided for access to a tubular welded frame scaffold, employees climbed the horizontal members of walk-thru scaffold frames to access the platform, on or about March 15, 2018.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2018-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3141.00 · Current $1885.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4): Guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section did not comply with the provisions listed in subparagraphs (i) through (xv) of this paragraph:    a) North Side of Scaffold - An employee was exposed to an approximate 20 foot fall hazard to the ground below while working from a scaffold where the top edge height of the toprail was installed less than 38 inches above the platform, on or about March 15, 2018.     b) South Side of Scaffold - An employee was exposed to an approximate 20 foot fall hazard to the ground below while working from a scaffold that was missing a mid-rail and the top edge height of the toprail was installed less than 38 inches above the platform, on or about March 15, 2018.    No abatement certification or documentation required.