OSHA Inspection: SEAPORT MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Jul 21, 2022

Abate by

Sep 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $7,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:  Worksite: Prior to employees conducting concrete finishing in a basement using a gasoline-powered vibrating tool and a gasoline-powered trowel, Seaport Masonry did not  have a competent person identify the location as a permit-required confined space.  Both workers conducting these operations became ill from exposure to Carbon Monoxide and other combustion by-products and had to be rescued by emergency personnel.

Issued

Jul 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(b)(1): Where the workplace contained one or more permit spaces, the employer who identified, or received notice of, a permit space did not inform exposed employees by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means of the existence and location of, and the danger posed by, each permit space.   Worksite: Prior to entering into a permit-required confined space, the employer did not inform employees of the hazards by posting danger signs, or equally effective means.  The workers operated a gasoline-powered vibrating tool and a gasoline-powered trowel inside an enclosed area, causing it to become a permit-required space and were not informed of the dangers.

Issued

Jul 21, 2022

Abate by

Nov 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $7,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(d): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with �1926.1204 implemented at the construction site:  Worksite: When two workers were conducting concrete finishing operations using gasoline-powered equipment in an enclosed basement area the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with 29 CFR 1926.1204 prior to the start of the job.  The workers became ill from exposure to carbon monoxide and other combustion by-products and had to be rescued by emergency services.

Issued

Jul 21, 2022

Abate by

Nov 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard. This training must result in an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect employees from these hazards, and for those employees not authorized to perform entry rescues, in the dangers of attempting such rescues.  Worksite:  When workers were required to operate gasoline-powered equipment inside of a permit-required confined space, the employer did not provide training for each exposed employee to ensure they possessed the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary for safe performance of their work duties.  The employees operated a powered concrete vibrating tool and a powered trowel inside a basement and both workers were overcome by toxic exhausts, including carbon monoxide.  They both required rescue and treatment by emergency services.