OSHA Inspection: LUIS MASONRY

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a) At the site, on or about December 11, 2019, the employer did not ensure the scaffolding system used by employees to perform masonry work was placed on a firm foundation, thereby exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the site, on or about December 11, 2019, the employer did not provide a safe means of access to the working platforms of a tubular welded scaffolding system used by employees to perform masonry work, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the site, on or about November 11, 2019, the employer did not ensure a tubular welded scaffolding system, used by employees to perform masonry work, was equipped with mid-rails, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  a) At the site, on or about November 11, 2019, the employer did not perform daily inspections of the a scaffolding system used by employees to perform masonry work, thereby exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.  a) At the site, on or about December 11, 2019, the employer did not ensure reinforcing steel was capped to protect employees from impalement hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program:  a) At the site, on or about December 11, 2019, the employer did not develop or maintain a written hazard communication program for employees working with concrete and mortar.

Issued

Dec 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2020

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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.   a) At the site, on or about December 11, 2019, the employer did not provide training on the chemicals used by employees performing masonry work.