OSHA Inspection: MARTIN WICKEY

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    a.     On the site where a dairy barn was being consructed, the employer did not develop and maintain a Site Specific Acident Prevention Pogram for employees on the site thereby exposin them to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    a.     On the site where employees were building a new daiy barn, regular an frequent inspections were not performed to identify hazards relating to falls, impalement hazards, electrica hazards and lack of personnel protection equipment thereby exposing employees to a fall/contact hazard.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    a.     On the site where employees were using a chain saw to cut sections of bracing for the roof trusses, the employees were not provided or enforced to wear eye protection thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(d)(6):     "Removal from service." Natural and synthetic fiber rope slings shall be immediately removed from service if any of the following conditions are present:    a.     On the site the synthetic slings were badly ripped to the point the warning threads inside the slings were showing and the slings had several cuts thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6):     Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.    a.     On the site where extension cords were used to provide power for portable tools such as circular saws, the extension cord used had a broken ground prong thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): 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. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).    a.     On the site where a dairy barn was being built and braces were installed from the bucket of a JLG aerial lift, the employer did not ensure a fall restaint device was provided and enforced to be used thereby exposing the employees to a 30 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a.     On th roof of the dairy barn being built,the general contractor did not ensure the employees of Martin Wickey were provided and enforced to wear fall protection thereby exposing employees to a 35 foot fall hazard. One employee working on the roof installing weather straps lost his balence and fell to the concrete floor below. The employee was not wearing fall protection.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    a.     On the site where employees worked at heights which exceeded six  feet, the employer did not provide fll protection training for employees who were required to ensure fall protection was used properly and the policy enforced.

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b):     Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.    a.     On the floor below the area where employees were installing roof strapping, the employer did not provide protection over the reinforced steel sticking up from the concrete thereby exposing employees to a impalement hazard.