OSHA Inspection: LOPEZ MASONRY

Issued

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.154(b)(4): Heaters used in the vicinity of combustible tarpaulins, canvas, or similar coverings shall be located at least 10 feet from the coverings. The coverings shall be securely fastened to prevent ignition or upsetting of the heater due to wind action on the covering or other material.  a. On the North side of the house, the employer draped canvas around the exterior of the building. The employer failed to secure the canvas and ensure the canvas was at least 10 feet from the temporary heater; thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables shall be protected from damage. Sharp corners and projections shall be avoided. Flexible cords and cables may pass through doorways or other pinch points, if protection is provided to avoid damage.  a. On the North side of the building under the masonry tarp the employer had two extension cords energizing a portable heater and hand grinder were exiting the building through a closed window, pinching the cords; thereby exposing employees to contact hazard.

Issued

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(i): Live parts. Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles shall have no live parts normally exposed to employee contact. However, rosettes and cleat-type lampholders and receptacles located at least 8 feet (2.44 m) above the floor may have exposed parts.  a. Inside the house the employer had the extension cords plugged into a receptacle which did not have a cover, exposing employees to contact with live exposed parts.

Issued

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

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.  a. On December 30, 2013, an employee climbed the structural members of the scaffold to gain access the the 3rd buck of the scaffold. The scaffold was not designed for that activity and thereby exposed the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a. On December 30, 2013, an employee was working from the third buck of a fabricated frame scaffold was not protected by a guard rail system or a personal fall arrest system; thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 21 feet.