OSHA Inspection: CHRIS PIOTROWSKI DBA PIOTROWSKI CUSTOM BUILDERS CO., INC.

Issued

2019-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $319.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Chris Piotrowski dba Piotrowski Custom Builders Co., Inc. and its successors, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date     01                                01                                   10/10/2019     01                                02                                   11/07/2019  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:      a) On April 22, 2019, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a Bosh electric hammer drill without eye protection during trenching and excavation operations.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):  Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems:      a)  On or about April 22, 2019, employer did not provide a competent person to conduct inspections where employees were exposed to the hazards associated with trenching and excavation operations.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):        a)  On April 22, 2019, employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in a trench excavation measuring approximately 5.6 feet in depth.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:     a)  On April 22, 2019, employees were using a Werner A-Frame ladder in the closed position to access and egress the trench excavation.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.