OSHA Inspection: JOSE RAMIREZ DBA RAMIREZ MASONRY

Issued

2025-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $398.00 · Current $398.00

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:   Jose Ramirez dba Ramirez Masonry failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation?Number????????????????Item Number????????????????????????Abatement Date  01                                        02                                        12/27/2024  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified in 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.  a) On or about July 31, 2024, at the above mentioned job site, the employer did not fully and properly implement engineering controls and work practices, as specified in Table 1 when using a Stihl TS-420 power cutter to cut stone bricks containing up to 30 percent of respirable crystalline silica (Quartz) without equipping the tool with a water delivery or vacuum system to suppress the dust at the point of impact.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was 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:  a) On or about July 31, 2024, at the above-addressed jobsite, the employer did not assess the exposure of employees dry cutting bricks containing up to 30 percent of respirable crystalline silica (Quartz).  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1):The employer did not established and implement a written exposure control plan that consists at least the following elements:  a) On or about July 31, 2024, at the above mentioned address, the employer  did not develop and implement a Silica Exposure Control Plan with an accurate description of all the tasks in the workplace that involved exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Exposure for this job site occurred when the employees used a Stihl TS410 brick stones containing 30 percent of respirable crystalline silica (Quartz) without equipping the tool with a water delivery system that supplies a continuous stream or spray of water at the point of impact.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.