OSHA Inspection: CHARLES MASHBURN

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $832.00 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59).    (a) At the work site, on August 14, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to plastic roof cement, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use (Construction Reference: 1926.59).    (a)  At the work site, on August 14, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer did not maintain a safety data sheet for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to plastic roof cement, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2): The employer did not provide employees with effective information on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Employees were not informed of the following: the requirements of this section; any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and, the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets as required by this section (Construction Reference: 1926.59).  (a)  At the work site, on August 14, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide effective information for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to plastic roof cement, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv); (Construction Reference: 1926.59).  (a)  At the work site, on August 14, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide training for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to plastic roof cement, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) On the rooftop of a church, on or about August 14, 2018, no fall arrest system or other forms of fall protection were in use by employees who were working while standing on the roof (pitch approximately 6:12), resulting in an approximately 25-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) At the edge of the  rooftop, on or about August 14, 2018, the side rails of the portable extension ladder in use by employees to access the roof surface was not extended at least 3 feet above the roof surface, resulting in an approximately 16-foot fall hazard.    (b) At the edge of the elevated truck bed, on or about August 14, 2018, the side rails of the portable extension ladder in use by employees to access the bed of the truck was not extended at least 3 feet above the bed of the truck, resulting in an approximately 14-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    (a)  At the elevated truck bed, on or about August 14, 2018, the portable extension ladder in use by employees to access the bed of the truck was damaged, resulting in an approximately 14-foot fall hazard.