OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CONCRETE/AMERICRETE LLC

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition 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.    (a) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  The employer did not ensure employees wore their safety glassess while working on the scaffolding laying block, motar and chipping/cutting block, observed on or about 12/6/12.     NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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:    (a) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  Employees working on the 4th level of the scaffold were not wearing hard hats, observed on or about 12/6/12.     (b) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  Employees working on the 2nd level of the scaffold were not wearing hard hats, observed on or about 12/6/12.     NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.    (a) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  The scaffold system was not provided with toe boards to keep materials and tools from falling below, observed on or about 12/6/12.     NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    (a) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road: An access ladder was not provided to employees who worked on the 3rd and 4th level of the scaffold.  Employees used an extension ladder to access the second level and then climbed the scaffold to get to the higher levels, observed on or about 12/6/12.    (b) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road: An access ladder was not provided to employees working from the side bracket of the scaffold, the distance from the side bracket to the top platform exceeded 24 inches.  Employees used the frames and cross braces to get to the platform, observed on or about 12/6/12.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.    (a) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  Employees were working on the 4th level of the scaffold without the use of a full guard rail system.  The scaffold had hand rails but was missing mid rails, observed on or about 12/6/12.    (b) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  Employees were working on the side bracket located on the 4th level of the scaffold without the use of end rails, observed on or about 12/6/12.    (c) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  Employees were walking on the 3rd level the scaffold  system that was not provided with guardrails, observed on or about 12/6/12.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(xv): Crossbracing used in place of a midrail was unacceptable because the crossing point of two braces is between 20 inches (0.5 m) and 30 inches ((0.8 M) above the work platform or as a toprail when the crossing point of two braces is not between 20 inches (0.5 m) and 30 inches (0.8 m) above the work platform or as a toprail when the crossing point of two braces is between 38 inches (0.97 m) and 48 inches (1.3 m) above the work platform.  The endpoints at each upright were more than 48 inches (1.3 m) apart.    (a) Jobsite located at Boccella Precast LLC, 322 New Brooklyn Road:  When cross bracing was used in place of a handrail a mid rail was not in use,  observed on or about 12/6/12.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.