OSHA Inspection: RAIDER MASONRY

Issued

Apr 4, 2024

Abate by

May 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   (a) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 1, item 1a issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of 01/26/2024. (b) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation, 1 item 1b issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of 01/26/2024. (c) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation, 1 item 1c issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of 01/26/2024. (d) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation, 1 item 2a issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of 01/26/2024. (e) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation, 1 item 2b issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of 01/26/2024. (f) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation, 1 item 2c issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of 01/26/2024. (g) On or about 02/22/2024, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation, 1 item 2d issued on 12/27/2023 with an abatement due date of01/26/2024.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  On or about October 23, 2023, employees working on a residential construction were exposed to fall hazards due to the scaffold not being on on base plates and an adequate firm foundation.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(ii):Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.  On or about October 23, 2023, employees working on a residential construction were exposed to fall hazards due to use a piece of brick and a rock  to support the scaffold.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:  On or about October 23, 2023, employees working on a residential construction were exposed to fall hazards due to the scaffold not being fully planked.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used.  Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.  On or about October 23, 2023, employees working on a residential construction were exposed to fall hazards due to the scaffold not have a ladder and use the Crossbraces to access the scaffold

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

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 shall 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 October 23, 2023, and at times prior thereto, at the residential construction site, the employer did not ensure employees had engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection while an employee was cutting bricks with a stationary masonry saw, exposing the employee to potentially respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(i):General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is 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.  On or about October 23, 2023, and at times prior thereto, at the residential construction site, the employer did not assess the exposure of employees cutting bricks with a stationary masonry saw, exposing the employee to potentially respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1):Written exposure control plan. The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements  On or about October 23, 2023, and at times prior thereto, at the residential construction site, the employer had not implemented a written exposure control plan for employees cutting bricks with a stationary masonry saw, exposing employees to potentially respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Dec 27, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  On or about October 23, 2023, and at times prior thereto, at the residential construction site, the employer did not ensure that each employee had access to the safety data sheet for materials containing respirable crystalline silica to provide information on the hazards of cutting bricks with stationary masonry saws and procedures that should use to ensure safety.