OSHA Inspection: MIDWEST STEEL ERECTORS

Issued

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v):     Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork:    a. During work at the Dollar General building, Highway 100, New Haven, on March 13, 2012, an employee worked from a man basket that was not secured to the forks.  (Note: there was no midrail or similar guard on both ends of the custom made man basket.  There was no engineered attachment point for a lanyard.)    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).

Issued

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift  (Note:  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system):      a. During work at the Dollar General building, Highway 100, New Haven, on March 13, 2012, an employee working from a man basket supported by a Skytrack lift, was not wearing a fall protection harness.  (Note: there was no midrail or similar guard on both ends of the custom made man basket.  There was no engineered attachment point for a lanyard.  Most lanyards are not designed to be wrapped around structure and tied back to lanyard webbing.)    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).

Issued

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):     Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:    a. During work at the Dollar General building, Highway 100, New Haven, on March 13, 2012, where employees were working on the roof completing seem and parapet installation, with fall hazards at 14 to 17 ft, and where the roof dimensions were 70 by 130 ft, no warning line (or any other acceptable fall protection control) was installed to warn employees of their proximity to the roof edge.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).

Issued

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):     The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.    a. During work at the Dollar General building, Highway 100, New Haven, on March 13, 2012, an employee was working from a man basket supported by a Skytrack lift, and was not wearing a fall protection harness; and other employees were working on the roof without a warning line.  Training certification was not provided for all employees at the work site.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).