OSHA Inspection: A.G. & GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Mar 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was 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:    On or about 2/12/2019, at the construction site located at 1040 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33311, an employee was observed exposed to a hazardous chemical, including but not limited to, Titan America Stucco and Roof Tile Cement containing Portland cement a corrosive (with a pH of 11.5), while performing plastering work without wearing impervious gloves.

Issued

Mar 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    On or about 2/12/2019, at the construction site located at 1040 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33311, an employee was observed exposed to struck-by and hazardous chemical, including but not limited to, Titan America Stucco and Roof Tile Cement containing Portland cement a corrosive (with a pH of 11.5), while performing plastering work without wearing safety glasses with side shields or goggles.

Issued

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,023 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary:     On or about 2/12/2019, at the construction site located at 1040 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33311, two employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from scaffolds that were not fully planked.

Issued

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:    On or about 2/12/2019, at the construction site located at 1040 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33311, an employee was observed exposed to approximately 20-foot fall hazard while working from an aerial lift (i.e. JLG, #P0065597153) without being protected from falling.

Issued

Mar 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 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 at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also included the requirements specified in (e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference 1926.59)    On or about 2/12/2019, at the construction site located at 1040 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33311, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees who work with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Titan America Stucco and Roof Tile Cement containing Portland cement a corrosive (with a pH of 11.5).

Issued

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  On or about 2/12/2019, at the construction site located at 1040 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33311, the employer did not have available safety data sheets (SDS) for employees exposed to a hazardous chemical, including but not limited to, Titan America Stucco and Roof Tile Cement containing Portland cement a corrosive (with a pH of 11.5).