OSHA Inspection: D C MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,411 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.  a) Jobsite: On or about 7/14/2023, employees were not protected from falling or flying objects while standing under a bucket of bricks being passed down to them.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Jobsite: On or about 7/14/2023, employees were not wearing protective glasses while working with power tools.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,411 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) Jobsite: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer allowed employees to use an unguarded miter saw.   b) Jobsite: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer allowed employees to use an unguarded angle grinder.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,411 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) Front of Building: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer did not ensure all working levels of the scaffolding were fully planked.   b) Side of Building: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer did not ensure all working levels of the scaffolding along the back-side of the building were fully planked.   c) Side of Building: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer did not ensure all working levels of the scaffolding along the front-side of the building were fully planked.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  a) Jobsite exterior: On or about 7/14/2023, exterior scaffolding used by employees, was not inspected prior to use, exposing employees to fall hazards due to deficiencies in the construction and installation of the scaffolding.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a) Front of Building: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was erected under the supervision of a competent person.   b) Side of Building: On or about 7/14/2023, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold along the side, near the rear of the building, was erected under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section.   a) Front of Building: On or about 7/14/2023, an employee was observed on the top of a scaffold system that had no guardrail system installed, nor was a personal fall arrest system used, exposing the employee to fall hazards

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a) Front of building: On or about 7/14/2023, employees were not protected from fall hazards, greater than 14 feet to the ground, while working near an unprotected window opening.   b) Side of building, near front: On or about 7/14/2023,  employees were not protected from fall hazards, greater than 15 feet to the ground, while working near an unprotected window opening.   c) Side of building, in middle: On or about 7/14/2023, employees were not protected from fall hazards, greater than 15 feet to the ground, while working near an unprotected window opening.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $451 · Current $271 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.  a) Room on side of building: On or about 7/14/2023, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when two extension cords were plugged into a triple tap extension cord, to supply power to power tools.   b) Room at front of building: On or about 7/14/2023, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when two extension cords were plugged into a power strip, to supply power to power tools.

Issued

Sep 26, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $451 · Current $271 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a) Jobsite: On or about 7/14/2023, and times prior, the employer did not create a written certification record verifying that employees received adequate fall protection training when exposed to fall hazards.