OSHA Inspection: MARVIN VELASQUEZ

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:    a) Exterior Side of House - Employees were applying Stolit X Freeform Final Coat, a skin irritant, using a sponge and a trowel and not wearing hand protection, on or about 07/15/2019.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Exterior Side of House - Employees were applying Stolit X Freeform Final Coat, an eye irritant, using a sponge and a trowel and not wearing eye protection, on or about 07/15/2019.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a) Exterior Side of House - Employee was on tubular welded frame scaffold while applying the finishing coat of Stolit X Freeform coating and there was only one, eighteen inch wide plank used, on or about 07/15/2019.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:  a) Exterior Side of House - An employee was on a tubular welded frame scaffold work platform, 17 feet, 2 inches above the ground while applying a finish coat of stucco and two cross braces were missing on the top inside sections of framing, on or about 07/15/2019.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $800.00 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) Exterior Side of House - An employee was on a tubular welded frame scaffold work platform 17 feet, 2 inches and not protected from a fall hazard, on or about 07/15/2019.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a) Exterior Side of House - Employees were standing on a 4 foot wide roof section while applying a stucco finish coat to the side of the house and exposed to a 13 foot, 2 inch fall hazard, on or about 07/15/2019.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).