OSHA Inspection: FGP MASONRY, LLC.

Issued

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,218 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     a) Jobsite - The employer did not provide a safe means of access for all levels of the tubular supported welded frame scaffold by the use of portable ladders, hook-on ladders or other acceptable means.  Employees conducting bricklaying operations from the scaffold used the rungs on the scaffold end frames for access.    Noted on or about 6/15/18.

Issued

Dec 3, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,104 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    a) Jobsite - Employees conducting stucco operations from a supported tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards, approximately 13 feet above ground level, without the use of a fall protection system.    Observed on or about 6/15/18.

Issued

Dec 3, 2018

Abate by

Dec 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a) Jobsite - The employer did not train their employees to recognize the hazards that are present when working from a supported tubular welded frame scaffold, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Noted on or about 6/15/18.

Issued

Dec 3, 2018

Abate by

Dec 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a) Jobsite - The employer did not develop and implement an accident prevention program to assist in identifying working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to the health or safety of their employees.  Noted on or about 6/15/18.

Issued

Dec 3, 2018

Abate by

Dec 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200 paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met.    a) Jobsite - The employer did not have a written hazard communication program at the workplace.  Employees were performing masonry operations and were handling hazardous chemicals contained in High Strength Masonry Cement for Type S Mortar.    Noted on or about 6/15/18.