OSHA Inspection: ESPARZA'S TILE COPING & PLASTERING

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

Jun 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $6,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).      At the residential home located at 1110 Harbor Haven, Southlake, Texas, the employer did not initiate a program to perform frequent and regular inspections of the MAYCO and Western plaster pumps, and their components including but not limited to hoses, mixers, couplings, and nozzles, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

Jun 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(4): The employer did not ensure that the employee(s) required to operate equipment and machinery were qualified by training or experience.      At the residential home located at 1110 Harbor Haven, Southlake, Texas, the employer did not ensure that employees who operated equipment and/or machinery were qualified by training or experienced to do so, exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

Jun 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.      At the residential home located at 1110 Harbor Haven, Southlake, Texas, the employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions that could exist from using MAYCO and Western plaster pumps and their components including but not limited to hoses, mixers, couplings, and nozzles, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,128 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): 29 CFR 1904.29(a):  The employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.      On or about March 20, 2019, the CSHO discovered that the employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

Jun 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident       On or about March 20, 2019, an employee sustained a fatal injury from a high-pressure hose nozzle that disconnected and struck him in the head.  The employer did not report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.