OSHA Inspection: MALDONADO REMODELING GROUP, CORP

Issued

Aug 19, 2020

Abate by

Sep 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $325

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:  On or about 8/12/2020, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action:  a) for citation 1, item 1-a issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, b) for citation 1, item 1-b issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, c) for citation 1, item 1-c issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, d) for citation 1, item 2 issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, e) for citation 1, item 3 issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, f)  for citation 1, item 4 issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, g) for citation 1, item 5 issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, h) for citation 1, item 6 issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020, and i)  for citation 1, item 7 issued on 3/4/2020 with an abatement due on 4/24/2020.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313

Hazardous substances 0577

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:  a) On September 10, 2019, at the south side of the commercial building, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees handling hazardous materials such as but not limited to masonry cement.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0577

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 September 10, 2019, at the south side of the commercial building, the safety data sheet was not available for employees handling and mixing hazardous materials, such as but not limited to masonry cement.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0577

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:  a) On or about September 10, 2019, at the south side of the commercial building, the employer had not trained employees on the hazards of the chemicals they used, such as but not limited to masonry cement.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313

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(s):  a)  On or about September 10, 2019, the employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person to identify and correct safety and health hazards. Employees at the job-site located at 1517 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida, were exposed to dermal, inhalation and fall hazards while performing outdoor masonry activities.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313

Hazardous substances 0577

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coatings, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to employees. Such facilities were not in near proximity to the worksite and were not equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances:  a) On or about September 10, 2019, at the job-site, no hand washing facilities were available in the work area was available for employees performing stuccowork handling masonry concrete, which contains portland cement, exposing to chemical burns.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a) On or about September 10, 2019 and prior to that time, at the south side of the commercial building, the supported scaffold was erected, disassemble or altered without supervision and direction of a qualified competent person.  Employees were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards, in that, the scaffold system had deficiencies in the fall protection and was disassembled or altered while workers where working from it on lower levels.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  a) On or about September 10, 2019, at the south side of the commercial building, the west end side of the fifth, sixth and seventh levels of the supported scaffold used by employees to plaster stucco on the wall had no guardrail system installed, exposing the employees to a 32 foot, 38.4 foot and 44.8 foot fall hazard respectively.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a) On or about September 10, 2019 and days prior, at the south side of the commercial building, for employees were working on a supported scaffold while plastering stucco on the exterior wall.  Employees were exposed to fall and struck by hazards, in that, the scaffold system had deficiencies in the fall protection and was disassembled while workers where working from it on lower levels.

Issued

Mar 4, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  a) On or about September 10, 2019 and prior to that time, at the south side of the commercial building, the supported scaffold was erected, disassemble and altered by employees who were not trained by a qualified competent person.  The scaffold was disassemble while workers where working from it on lower levels and portions of the fall protection were removed while workers were applying stucco, exposing them to fall and struck-by hazards.