OSHA Inspection: FRANK J TUCEK & SONS INC

Issued

Jul 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,797 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) Exterior, roof:  Employees were exposed to head injuries from flying objects while cutting bricks with an angle grinder. The employees were not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about 1/25/22.

Issued

Jul 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,797 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                            a) Exterior, Roof Level of house: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while cutting brick with a grinder and were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about 1/25/22.

Issued

Jul 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,263 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  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 (b)  A) Exterior, Roof of the house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while engaged in roofing work on a residential home without a means of fall protection in place, on or about 1/25/22

Issued

Jul 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,263 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(2)(ii): Water was not applied at flow rates sufficient to minimize release of visible dust for tasks performed using wet methods:  a) Building Exterior-roof: The employer did not apply water to minimize the release of visible dust while dry cutting brick with a grinder on a chimney. The employees were exposed to silica dust, on or about 1/25/22.