OSHA Inspection: QUALITY STONE WORK, LLC

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Abate by

Nov 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  5065 - 5085 Main Street, Trumbull, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 1b with a final order date of     was not received within 10 calendar days (by7/23/2023) following the abatement due date (7/13/2023).

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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.  Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee working from a scaffolding platform was protected from falling objects by the use of a hard hat when exposed to over head hazards.

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees cementing decorative stone to the exterior walls of the structure from a scaffolding system up to approximately 20 feet, 4 inches from ground level were protected from fall hazards by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems.

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

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.  Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees cementing decorative stone to the exterior walls of the structure from a scaffolding system up to approximately 20 feet, 4 inches from ground level were trained to recognize the hazards of working without fall protection.

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds.  Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure that a competent person was designated to oversee the safe erection and use of the steel scaffold and pump-jack systems in use by employees.

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights.   Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure that platforms on all working levels of scaffolds were fully planked before employees were allowed to attach stone to the exterior of the structure while working from the scaffolding system at a height up to approximately 20 feet, 4 inches from ground level.

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toe-board was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below.   Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the employer did not ensure that toe-boards were installed before employees were allowed to attach stone to the exterior of the structure while working from the scaffolding system at a height up to approximately 20 feet, 4 inches from ground level.

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with a lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by the employee(s) working from an aerial lift.  Jobsite: On or about April 10, 2023, the site supervisor did not utilize fall protection while working from the aerial lift approximately 21 feet, 5 inches from ground level.