OSHA Inspection: LIFTCO CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:    a) The employer did not maintain an effective accident prevention program to control or minimize the hazards associated with the work employees were required to conduct at the site.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Jan 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) The employer did not instruct or provide instruction to employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to their work environment to control or minimize the hazards associated with their work.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems:    a) The employer did not have a competent person conduct inspections where employees were exposed to the hazards associated with trenching and excavation work.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): Construction areas were not posted with legible traffic signs at points of hazards:    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by moving vehicles when permitted to work in and near a traveled roadway without channelizing road users from their normal path to a new path when approaching construction activities as required by the MUTCD Section 6C.05.    b) Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by moving vehicles when permitted to work in and near a traveled roadway without channelizing road users from the path past the work area to their normal path as required by the MUTCD Section 6C.05.    c) The employer did not conform with Part VI of the MUTCD Section GH.11 in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by moving vehicles when allowed to work in and near moving traffic without the use of signage warning approaching road users of the presence of a flag person.    d) The employer did not conform with Part VI of the MUTCD Section GF.20 in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by moving vehicles when allowed to work in and near moving traffic without the use of signage warning approaching road users of a one lane road.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.201(a): 29 CFR 1926.201(a)(1):  The use of flaggers, signaling by flaggers or the warning garments worn by flaggers did not conform to Part IV of the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ("MUTCD"), 1988 Edition, Revision 3, September 3 or Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millennium Edition, December 2000, FHWA, which are incorporated by reference:    a) The employer did not conform to Part VI of the MUTCD Section 6E.03 and Section 6E.04 where employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by moving vehicles while performing flagging tasks within an active roadway without sign paddles or flags to safely transfer vehicular traffic.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:    a) Employees were exposed to vehicular traffic while required to work in a public roadway without being provided with warning vests or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection:    a) Employees were provided with electrical tools and equipment connected by cord and plug to a Powermate 3000 Watt portable generator without the use of ground fault circuit interrupters or an assured equipment grounding conductor program.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees:    a) Utility installations within the trench were not protected, supported or removed to safeguard employees working in the trench.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c) of this section:     a) Employees were not protected from cave-ins by adequate shoring, sloping, or other protective means while working in a trench having a depth of approximately 7'10".    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladders length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from a portable ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the top of a trench being used as a landing surface for trench access and egress.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).