OSHA Inspection: GENERAL MASONRY AND RESTORATION, INC.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,989 Reduced

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) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that an employee operating the Prime Loader Forklift were trained to operate the powered industrial truck.     This condition was noted on/about 25 JUL 2018.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $1,352 Reduced

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) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the single level scaffold utilized to perform masonry operations was supported by base plates.     This condition was noted on/about 25 JUL 2018.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.     a) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that employees operating hand held power saw (Stihl T5 420), to cut the brick blocks, used an integrated water delivery system as an engineering control required by Table 1 , (ii) Handheld power saw.    Condition noted on/about July 25, 2018.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:    a) Jobsite: An employee exposure assessment was not conducted for employees operating a handheld power saw (Stihl TS 420) without the use of the integrated water delivery system to cut brick blocks.     Condition noted on/about July 25, 2018.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    a) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that a written exposure control plan was implemented for employees operating a hand held power saw (Stihl TS 420) to cut brick blocks; thus exposing employees to silica.     This condition noted on/about July 25, 2018.