OSHA Inspection: ZERA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): installation and use.  Listed, labeled, or certified equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees used a relocatable power tap for temporary lighting, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with electrical shock.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the basement renovation were exposed to open electrical junction boxes which contained 110 Volt live electric circuits, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with electrical shock.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i)(D): By elevation of 8 feet (2.44 m) or more above the floor or other working surface and so installed as to exclude unqualified persons.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the basement renovation were exposed to open electrical junction boxes which contained 110 Volt live electric circuits which were installed/elevated at heights ranging from 7' to 7'5", thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with electrical shock.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage.  Metal-case sockets shall be grounded.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on a basement renovation were exposed to electrical hazards due to temporary lighting not being protected from accidental contact or breakage.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were constructing a wooden canopy structure while working on a self made scaffold, approximately eighteen (18') feet above the ground, that was not designed by a qualified person, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): each scaffold platform and walkway shall be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.    a. On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were constructing a wooden canopy structure while standing on a platform approximately eighteen (18') feet above the ground.  The scaffold platform was not at least 18 inches wide, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 beused. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees constructing a wooden canopy structure while working on a self made scaffold, approximately eighteen (18') feet above the ground, were not provided with a safe means of access to the scaffold platform, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level.     a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees constructing a wooden canopy structure while working on a self made scaffold, approximately eighteen (18') feet above the ground, were exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of fall protection.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Apr 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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 controlor minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees constructing a wooden canopy structure while working on a self made scaffold approximately eighteen (18') feet above the ground, were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were erecting a canopy in an excavation approximately sixteen (16') feet in depth that was not provided with an adequate protective system, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with cave-ins.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees used a ten (10') foot step ladder as means of support for a self made scaffold, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.    b.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were using a horizontally placed fiberglass extension ladder as a scaffold platform approximately eighteen (18') feet above the ground, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.    c.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, a ten (10') foot step ladder was altered by affixing a 4x4 piece of lumber to one of the footings of the ladder, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.    d. On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees failed to use the metal spreader or locking device which was provided on the ten (10') foot step ladder to hold the front and back sections in an open position when the ladder is being used, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsites, employees were using a wooden ladder which had missings rungs.  A competent person failed to inspect the ladder and identify the hazard, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.    b.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were using a ten (10') foot step ladder which was altered by affixing a 4x4 piece of lumber to one of the footings of the ladder.  A competent person failed to inspect the ladder and identify the hazard, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsites, employees were using a wooden ladder which had missings rungs, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    a.  On or about December 23, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to provide a training program for each employee who is required to use a ladder, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.