OSHA Inspection: DAVIS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(a):     Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest(s)    OR in the alternative      29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.    Floating Home Project, Tomahawk Island-    (a) Workers on the floating home's unguarded 2nd floor sun deck were not protected from falls of 9' 8" and were not wearing buoyant work vest while installing "deck curbing" exposing them to falls onto the dock below or into the Columbia River.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(d):     A lifesaving skiff was not immediately available at locations where employees were working over or adjacent to water:    Floating Home Project- Tomahawk Island-  (a) There was no lifesaving skiff at the worksite to provide immediate rescue for workers exposed to falling into the Columbia River.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(c):     Ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line were not provided and readily available for emergency rescue operations:    Floating Home Project, Tomahawk Island  (a) There were no ring buoys located at the work site, next to the Columbia River, for workers constructing the sun deck.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i):     Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph.    Floating Home Project, Tomahawk Island-    (a) Live parts of the duplex receptacle, located on the 1st floor, had exposed parts of 110 volts nominal.      (b) Live conductors of branch circuit were exposed on the 1st floor.    (c) Light fixture located at on the wall next to the stairs had exposed live parts of 110 volts nominal.    (d) Live parts of the light switch, located on the 1st floor, had exposed 110 volts nominal.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1):     Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge:    Floating Home Project, Tomahawk Island-    (a) The stairway leading to the 2nd floor did not have any handrails exposing employees to falls of approx. 8 feet.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3):     Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.    Floating Home Project, Tomahawk Island-    (a) The Makita circular saw's power cord had been cut and had not been inspected by the employee prior to use.