OSHA Inspection: TOLENTINO PLASTERING

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.    On or about 14 February 2020, one worker was performing plastering activities under a scaffold platform where another  worker was performing stucco application without the use of a hard hat, exposing the worker to the hazard of being struck by falling tools or materials.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  On or about 14 February 2020, one employee performing plastering activities for a commercial construction was working on scaffold platforms. These platforms were more than 2 feet above the point of access, and employees were not provided with a proper means of access to the platform. Instead, the employees were climbing from one level to the other using the scaffold's cross braces and legs, thus exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $1388.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low sloped roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guard rail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  On or about 14 February 2020, and at times prior thereto, three workers were performing plastering activities on a low-slope roof for a commercial building under construction without the use of fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet 4 inches to the ground.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $1388.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about 14 February 2020, and at times prior thereto, three workers were performing plastering activities on a low-slope roof for a commercial building under construction without the use of fall protection. These workers were not trained in recognizing fall hazards, thus, exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet 4 inches from the ground.