| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2013-09-12
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2015-07-28
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
941001 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, an employee was allowed to operate a JLG scissor lift without being properly trained. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260701 B |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to impalement hazards while walking near unprotected reinforced steel. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260760 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were allowed to perform initial installment of metal decking on a steel structure without having proper fall protection. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260761 B |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-20 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.761(b): Fall hazard training. The employer shall train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were allowed to perform initial installment of metal decking on a steel structure without being trained on fall hazards. |
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| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were allowed to use an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet past the landing surface. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B15 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were allowed to use an extension ladder that was not inspected prior to use by a competent person. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B16 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were allowed to use an extension ladder that had bent cleats and or footpads. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261060 A01 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-11-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and stairways had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used: a. On or about September 12, 2013, at the above addressed job site, employees were not trained on how to inspect, erect, secure, and or properly use an extension ladder prior to its use. |
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