OSHA Inspection: ECUA GIOVANNY CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program (Construction Reference: 1926.59):  Jobsite: On or about March 15, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee using a pre-mixed mortar to repair a chimney had access to a written hazard communication program. The mortar contained crystalline silica as well as other materials, exposing employees to eye and skin irritation hazards.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical.  Jobsite: On or about March 15, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee repairing a chimney with pre-mixed mortar has access to the material's SDS sheets. The mortar contained crystalline silica as well as other materials, exposing employees to eye and skin irritation hazards.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.  Jobsite: On or about March 15, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee using pre-mixed mortar to repair a chimney was provided with hazard communication training. The mortar contained crystalline silica as well as other materials, exposing employees to eye and skin irritation hazards.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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 March 18, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee cleaning construction debris directly below two employees working on a roof approximately 25 feet, 6 inches above was protected from falling objects by the use of a hard hat.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):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.  Rooftop: On or about March 18, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee using a pneumatic nail gun to attach shingles to a roof deck was protected from flying particles by the use of safety glasses.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  Jobsite: On or about March 18, 2024, the site foreman was directing the work of his employees while on a residential roof approximately 25 feet, 6 inches from ground level. The foreman was not utilizing any fall protection.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snap hook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snap hook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snap hook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snap hook keeper and release itself.  Rooftop: On or about March 18, 2024, did not ensure that five employees installing asphalt shingles to a residential roof approximately 25 feet, 6 inches from ground level did not have their lifelines attached to the dee-ring on the back of their harnesses. The employees had their lifelines clipped to the webbing of their waist bands.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  Rooftop: On or about March 18, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees installing asphalt shingles to a residential roof approximately 25 feet, 6 inches from ground level were trained to recognize fall hazards and the steps necessary to minimize those hazards.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used.  Rooftop: On or about March 18, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees erecting and using personal fall arrest systems on a residential roof approximately 25 feet, 6 inches from ground level were trained by a competent person.