OSHA Inspection: BETANCOURT BRICKLAYING INC.

Issued

2026-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses 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.  a. On or about February 25, 2026, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a handheld power saw to cut concrete blocks was not utilizing eye protection, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

2026-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall 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 February 25, 2026, the employee was permitted to use a handheld power saw to cut concrete blocks without implementing the control methods specified for the task on Table 1, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2026-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 ug/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA, for tasks not listed in Table 1 or when the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1 were not fully and properly implemented:  a. On or about February 25, 2026, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a handheld power saw to cut concrete blocks. The employer did not ensure that the employee was not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2026-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): Written exposure control plan. The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:  a. On or about February 25, 2026, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to implement a written exposure control plan that describes the measures used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica.