OSHA Inspection: FMS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1936.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use 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.    Second Floor balcony: An employee was not wearing eye protection when mixing and applying Hanson Portland cement to the surface of the floor with hand tools. Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1936.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.   Second Floor Hallway: A Makita angle grinder was used to cut tile without a guard. Employees were exposed to laceration hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 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. Frontside of Building: Employees were painting from a scaffold that was not fully planked. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  b. Left side of the Building: Employees were painting from a scaffold that was not fully planked. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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. Frontside of Building: Employees were painting from a scaffold that was not inspected by a competent person prior to the work shift. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  b. Left side of the Building: Employees were painting from a scaffold that was not inspected by a competent person prior to the work shift. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a. Road side of the roof: An employee was painting on a roof not protected by a guard rail, safety net, or personal fall arrest system. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  b. Backside of the balcony: An employee was applying plaster onto the balcony floor not protected  by a guard rail, safety net, or personal fall arrest system. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1936.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  Center of the Balcony : The extension ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Around the building: lumber with protruding nails and other debris was not kept clear from the front and sides of the building and beneath the scaffold. Employees were exposed to laceration and tripping hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    Second Floor balcony: An employee was not wearing gloves when mixing and applying Hanson Portland cement to the surface of the floor with hand tools. Employee was exposed to chemical hazards.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:  Front of the house: The step to access the first level of the scaffold platform was approximately 32 inches. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.