OSHA Inspection: ART KAROS LLC

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 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:  (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were available to employees for the chemicals that they used including but not limited to mortar and concrete products.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees tuckpointing on a chimney were provided effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area including but not limited to crystalline silica.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not assess the silica exposure for employees tuckpointing on a brick chimney.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica:  (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees tuckpointing on a chimney were trained and able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,250 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 presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees using an angle grinder to conduct tuckpointing work activities were wearing proper eye protection, thereby exposing employees to eye injuries from flying particles.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the Dewalt Angle Grinder (model no. DWE402) had the wheel guard installed to protect employees, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard of flying debris from a shattered wheel.     (b) On or about April 24, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the Dewalt Angle Grinder (model no. not legible) had the wheel guard installed to protect employees, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard of flying debris from a shattered wheel.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $5,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, employees were working on a brick chimney on a steep roof were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  (a) On or about April 24, 2019, employees were working on a brick chimney on a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet and had not been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) On or about April 24, 2019, the portable extension ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing area.