OSHA Inspection: JLU MASONRY

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  a) On or about October 31, 2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and Certification of Corrective Action for citation 1 item 1 issued on September 5, 2023, with an abatement due date of September 22, 2023.  b) On or about October 31, 2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and Certification of Corrective Action for citation 1 item 2 issued on September 5, 2023, with an abatement due date of September 22, 2023.  c) On or about October 31, 2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and Certification of Corrective Action for citation 1 item 3 issued on September 5, 2023, with an abatement due date of September 22, 2023.  d) On or about October 31, 2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and Certification of Corrective Action for citation 1 item 4 issued on September 5, 2023, with an abatement due date of September 22, 2023.  e) On or about October 31, 2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and Certification of Corrective Action for citation 1 item 5 issued on September 5, 2023, with an abatement due date of September 22, 2023.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Sep 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59:  An employer engaged in construction activities did not comply with the requirements set forth in Part 1910, Section 1200, Hazard Communication:  On or about July 25, 2023, employees were exposed to health hazards, in that the employer did not train employees on a written hazard communication program to assist employees using hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Quikrete during construction activities.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Sep 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  On or about July 25, 2023, employees were allowed  to climb the Crossbraces as a form of access and egress from the scaffold. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than 10 feet to the ground level.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Sep 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:  On or about July 25, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards, while installing and cutting cinder block above 10 feet with open sides and open ends.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Sep 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(c)(3):The employer failed to retrain employees that showed indications through work performance of not retaining the requisite proficiency:  On or about July 25, 2023, employees engaged in commercial construction activities using a scaffold were exposed to fall hazards due to inadequacies in scaffolding training.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Sep 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. 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 July 25, 2023, an employee was dry-cutting cinder blocks for the exterior of a new commercial building under construction without any respiratory protection or other engineering controls, this condition exposed the employee to hazards of respirable crystalline silica.