OSHA Inspection: CHM WELDING, LLC

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, employees working at a steel erection jobsite were not protected from overhead hazards.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):     Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.    Instance (a) Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, the employer had removed decking and left numerous open holes to facilitate a welding inspection.    Instance (b) Location - 100 Pacific, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, the employer did not provide an offset guardrail system around a ladderway opening.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.759(a):     All materials, equipment, and tools, which are not in use while aloft, shall be secured against accidental displacement.      Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, a bucket of bolts was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(c)(4):     Each employee working in a CDZ shall have completed CDZ training in accordance with 1926.761.    Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, the employer did not provide training for employees who work in a controlled decking zone.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b):     The employer shall train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.    Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, the employer did not provide training for employees who may be exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(c)(2):     The employer shall ensure that each connector has been provided training.    Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, the employer did not provide training for connectors working at heights greater than two stories or 30 feet above the ground below.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(b)(1):     Connectors shall be protected in accordance with paragraph (a)(1) of this section from fall hazards of more than two stories or 30 feet (9.1 m) above a lower level, whichever is less.    Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, connectors working at heights greater than two stories above a lower level were not protected from falling.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(c)(3):     The boundaries of a CDZ shall be designated and clearly marked. The CDZ shall not be more than 90 feet (27.4 m) wide and 90 (27.4 m) feet deep from any leading edge. The CDZ shall be marked by the use of control lines or the equivalent.     Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, the employer did not demarcate the controlled decking zone in which the employees were working.

Issued

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access.    Location - 100 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 5/14/2012, connectors were using an extension ladder that did not extend three feet above the beam in which they were accessing.