OSHA Inspection: MAGNONE GLASPELL MASONRY AND CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,534 · Current $865 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employers 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 would be met:      a) Job site, 917 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 19, 2019, during masonry activities, the employer did not ensure that a chemical safety program was in place where employees used chemicals such as mortar.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   a) Job site, 917 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 19, 2019, during masonry activities, the employer did not ensure that a safety data sheet was maintained and made available for chemicals such as mortar.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees had not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:   a) Job site, 917 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 19, 2019, during masonry activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided with appropriate safety training for chemicals such as mortar.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,534 · Current $865 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 from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      a) Job site, 917 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 19, 2019, during masonry activities, an employee did not use appropriate head protection where working near the scaffolding where persons worked above.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,534 · Current $870 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 were not used:      a) Job site, 917 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 19, 2019, during masonry activities, an employee did use a safe means of getting up or down from the scaffold in that the employee climbed up/down by grabbing a hop located about 4 feet from the ground and pulling himself up and/or lowering himself down.