OSHA Inspection: CESAR TREJO

Issued

Jul 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $329

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:  a)  The employer did not certify the abatement of Citation 1, Item 1a.  b)  The employer did not cerify the abatement of Citation 1, Item 1b.  c)  The employer did not certify the abatement of Citation 1, Item 1c.  d)  The employer did not certify the abatement of Citation 1, Item 2.  e)  The employer did not certify the abatement of Citation 1, Item 3.

Issued

Mar 19, 2021

Abate by

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341

Hazardous substances 9010

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 (Construction Reference 1926.59):  a) At the construction site, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented.  Employees were exposed to hazardous substances such as silica when using Spectrum Portland Cement.

Issued

Mar 19, 2021

Abate by

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) (Construction Reference 1926.59):  a) At the construction site, where a safety data sheet (SDS) for Spectrum Portland Cement, a corrosive containing silica, was not maintained.

Issued

Mar 19, 2021

Abate by

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 (Construction Reference: 1926.59):   a) At the construction site, employees using corrosives containing silica such as Spectrum Portland Cement were not provided with hazard communication training and information.

Issued

Mar 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation:   a) At the construction site, where the employees were not using eye protections when applying mortar, a caustic, onto the outer wall.

Issued

Mar 19, 2021

Abate by

Apr 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1:  a) On or about February 3, 2021 at the residential construction site, where a circular saw was used to cut bricks without an integrated water delivery system.