OSHA Inspection: SUBURBAN MASONRY INC.

Issued

Oct 6, 2021

Abate by

Oct 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii).  a.  On or about May 14, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately seventeen (17) feet four (4) inches above the ground, did not have the working level fully planked, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 6, 2021

Abate by

Oct 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):  Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a.  On or about May 14, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately seventeen (17) feet four (4) inches and eleven (11) feet eleven (11) inches above the ground, was not protected by guardrails, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 6, 2021

Abate by

Nov 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7):  Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  a.  On or about May 14, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, the tubular welded frame scaffold used for masonry operations was not erected by a competent person, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Oct 6, 2021

Abate by

Nov 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a.  On or about May 14, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding.  The employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Oct 6, 2021

Abate by

Oct 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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 May 14, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing masonry operations, including, but not limited to, using a handheld power saw to cut masonry stone that contained silica.  The employer did not implement engineering controls, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Oct 6, 2021

Abate by

Nov 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a.  On or about May 14, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to keep a written certification record of training regarding the operation of a Genie GTH-636 Telehandler.