OSHA Inspection: JOSE PANTOJAS

Issued

2020-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $885.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   On the west side of the construction site, an employee engaged in cutting masonry material with a brick masonry saw and was not wearing eye and face protection was exposed to struck-by hazards from flying particles.

Issued

2020-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $885.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use.   On the west side of the construction site, an employee operated DeWalt cut off saw with the lower guard missing.  The employees were exposed to amputation hazards.

Issued

2020-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $885.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.   On the west side of the construction site, the employer did not ensure employees using a DeWalt cut off saw to cut masonry material were protected from being exposed to silica with the use of engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protection.

Issued

2020-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section.    On the west side of the construction site, the employer did not access and protect employees from potential exposure from silica while cutting bricks with a Drill Master cut off saw.  The employees were exposed to silica.