OSHA Inspection: SS SMITH & SONS MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4989.00 · Current $2993.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(f)(1): 29 CFR 1926.20(f)(1): The employer did not provide personal protective equipment to each employee required to use the personal protective equipment.    At this worksite, the employer did not provide required personal protective equipment at no cost to the employees.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $6985.00 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    At this worksite, employees were not provided means for access to the scaffold and were using the crossbraces to gain access onto the scaffold.  This exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  At this worksite, a competent person did not inspect the scaffold before employees went on to perform their job tasks.  The scaffold was not fully erected and did not have toe-boards, mid-rails and ladders for access onto the scaffold.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.  At this worksite, the scaffolds did not have toeboards to prevent tools and other objects from falling onto employees working below.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    At this worksite, the employer did not provide OSHA form 300 as requested within the allotted time.