OSHA Inspection: WEST COAST MASONRY INC.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1705.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. were exposed to struck by hazards from falling objects while working under and around a scaffold system.  The employees were not using hardhats as observed on or about 03/21/2019.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $2046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. installing bricks on masonry walls from a scaffold system were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet and 4 inches in that the scaffold legs, did not bear on base plates. On or about 03/21/2019.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1705.00 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., where employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. installing bricks on masonry walls from a scaffold system were exposed to a fall hazard of 13 feet and 4 inches in that no ladders were provided as a means of access and egress to and from the scaffold platforms. On or about 03/21/2019.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

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:    a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. installing brick masonry walls from a two tiered scaffold system were exposed to a fall hazard of 13 feet and 4 inches in that the scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift. On or about 03/21/2019.    b) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. installing bricks on masonry walls from a scaffold system were exposed to a fall hazard of 6 feet and 4 inches in that the scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift. On or about 03/21/2019.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. installing bricks on masonry walls from a scaffold system were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet and 4 inches in that there were no guardrails or personal fall arrest system to prevent a fall. On or about 03/21/2019.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems:    a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. were walking and working on a section of the roof used for hoisting materials. The employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 10 feet in that there were no guardrails or personal fall arrest system to prevent a fall. On or about 03/21/2019.

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying exist.   a) At the construction of Fire Station # 38 in Wesley Chapel, FL., the employees of West Coast Masonry Inc. were exposed to struck by and fall hazards. As observed on or about 03/21/2019, the employer did have a safety program or conducted safety inspections.