OSHA Inspection: DEL TORO MASONRY

Issued

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $2009.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.25(a):During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  On or about June 2, 2023 and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to trip hazards while not keeping the working areas free of leftover debris.

Issued

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $2679.00

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:  On or about June 2, 2023, and times prior thereto, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a machinery saw without a guard in place.

Issued

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $2679.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundations:  On or about June 2, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working atop of a scaffold that was not equipped with mud sills or other means of firm foundation.

Issued

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(i):Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:  On or about June 2, 2023, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to fall hazards while utilizing a scaffold that was not placed on a level surface while installing masonry work onto a newly constructed residential site.

Issued

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(ii):Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:  On or about June 2, 2023, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to fall hazards while they were working from scaffolds that were set on unstable surfaces.

Issued

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $2679.00

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 task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:     On or about June 2, 2023, and times prior thereto, an employee was exposed to inhalation hazards while using dry cutting using a stationary masonry saw without implementing engineering controls.