OSHA Inspection: DANES CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Issued

2022-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions.  Second Floor:  Employees handling cement during the cement pour were not wearing gloves.  Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.

Issued

2022-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.  Second-floor bathroom: A grinder with the guard removed was used to cut tiles for the bathroom floor. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2022-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $5076.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Second-floor: Employees spreading and smoothing the cement were not protected from falling to the lower level.

Issued

2022-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  Second-floor: Employees working on the cement pour near uncapped rebar were exposed to impalement hazards.

Issued

2022-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  Living room second-floor: A worn and frayed cord was used to power the grinder used to cut tiles, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.