OSHA Inspection: SZ MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On November 10, 2022, an employee was exposed to eye injury while operating a Bosch handheld grinder without eye protection when performing masonry work.  No abatement documentation or certification is required for this citation.

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(1):Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:  a) On November 10, 2022, an employees was using an unguarded Bosch grinder while performing masonry work exposing the employee to struck by hazards.  No abatement documentation or certification is required for this citation.

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each 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 1926.501 (b):   a) On November 10, 2022, employees engaged in masonry activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 20 feet above the lower level.   No abatement documentation or certification is required for this citation.

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2400.00 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 tasks in Table 1,  unless the employer assessed and limited the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.  a) On November 10, 2022, SZ Masonry, Inc., did not implement engineering controls and work practices, as specified in Table 1 of 1926.1153 when an employee was cutting cement board containing silica with a handheld grinder.   No abatement documentation or certification is required for this citation.

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  a) On November 10, 2022, SZ Masonry, Inc.,  did not assess the exposure of an  employee cutting cement board containing crystalline silica.   No abatement documentation or certification is required for this citation.

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a) On November 10, 2022, SZ Masonry, Inc., did not establish and implement a written silica exposure control plan that complied with the requirements of 1926.1153(g)(1)(i) through (iv) when an employee was cutting cement board containing crystalline silica with a handheld grinder.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(4):The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:  a) On November 10, 2022, SZ Masonry, Inc., did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspection of the job site, materials, and equipment to implement a written exposure plan for silica at a jobsite located at 216 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).