OSHA Inspection: SERVICE MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,908 · Current $1,431 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):  Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:       a)  On January 3, 2020, employees were exposed to a fall hazards while accessing and egressing the work platform of a frame scaffold.       No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,453 · Current $2,538 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)  On January 3, 2020, employees performing masonry work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15.7 feet.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,181 · Current $1,431 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    a) On January 3, 2020, employees were exposed to impalement hazards while working near unprotected rebar.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,906 · Current $5,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:      a)  On January 3, 2020, employees working from frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 23 feet.    Service Masonry, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1386190, citation 1, item 2b, and was affirmed final order on September 18, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3632 N Magnolia Ave, Chicago, IL 60613.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.