OSHA Inspection: MOUNTAIN STATES CONTRACTORS, INC

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, a worker was not wearing the manufacturers originally installed seatbelt while operating a JCB 506C Load-All.    Note: Abatement certification IS NOT required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)[G]: This provision is applicable to construction employment by 1926.602(d). An operator was not trained to understand fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, the Load-All operator was unable to determine the lifting capacity of the makeshift lifting apparatus.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1):  Rigging equipment for material handling was not inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective rigging equipment shall be removed from service:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, rigging, including an S hook, chains, and a fork extension pipe were not inspected for proper manufacturer markings or ratings before use.      Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(b)(1):  Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and manufacturer:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, a chain used to hoist a truss was not labeled.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(b)(3):  Job or shop hooks and links, or makeshift fasteners, formed from bolts, rods, etc., or other such attachments, were used:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, a shop-made S hook and a length of well pipe used as a boom extension were used to hoist and install a truss.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturers written approval.  If such modifications are made, the capacity, operation and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals were not changed accordingly.  The original safety factor of the equipment was reduced.    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, a 13 section of pipe (well casing) slid over the left fork of a JCB 506-C Load-All without manufacturers approval or taking appropriate steps to calculate and inform the operator of the reduced lifting capacity.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, two workers on top plate were underneath a truss being hoisted for installation.    (b)	 4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, two worker were on the primary floor level of a construction site with a suspended truss and two workers overhead.     Note: Abatement certification IS NOT required for this item.

Issued

Dec 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was neither protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor was an alternative fall protection plan, which meets the requirements of �1926.502(k), developed and implemented:    (a)	4185 Hwy 71: On 09/12/11 and at times prior thereto, three workers were walking on interior and exterior top plate 9 6 above the interior floor.     Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.