Inspection Type |
Referral
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2015-06-18
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Emphasis |
L: FALL
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Case Closed |
2018-10-15
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Related Activity
Type |
Referral |
Activity Nr |
1023707 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
1071832 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 C02 |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Current Penalty |
960.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees were exposed to the hazards of falls up to 10 feet while using a scaffold platform to transfer mortar where its posts bore directly into a sand foundation. |
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Citation ID |
01001B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 F03 |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees were using a scaffold that had not been inspected by a competent person, exposing the employees to the hazards of falls up to 10 feet. |
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Citation ID |
01001C |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-10-20 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
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 June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees were exposed to the hazards of falls up to 10 feet while using a scaffold platform before being trained to recognized hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260501 B04 I |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-10-20 |
Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes: (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees were exposed to the hazards of falls up to ten feet eight inches through unguarded floor openings. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-10-20 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees had not been trained to recognize the hazards of falling and were exposed to the hazards of falls up to ten feet eight inches through unguarded floor openings. |
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Citation ID |
01003A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Current Penalty |
816.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1360.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder: (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees were exposed to fall hazards up to 10 feet eight inches when using a metal ladder to access the second story that did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing, was not secured, and no grasping device was provided. |
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Citation ID |
01003B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19261060 A |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-10-20 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards: (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees had not been trained to recognize hazards related to ladders and/or stairways and were exposed to fall hazards up to 10 feet eight inches. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19040039 A02 |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours: (a) On or about June 18, 2015, an inspection was conducted after being notified by the general contractor that an employee of a subcontractor had fallen 10 feet eight inches and was hospitalized on June 15, 2015. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-09-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-10-20 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-11-04 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59): (a) On or about June 18, 2015 at the above addressed worksite, employees mixed mortar but were not provided with the written program, SDS (Safety Data Sheets) or training, exposing the employees to skin, eye and respiratory hazards of cement. |
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