OSHA Inspection: D.C.A. QUALITY CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.

Issued

Dec 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under paragraph (d) of this section are identical to those set forth at paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178:     29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) The employer did not train and evaluate employees operating the Ingresoll Rand VR-642C all terrain forklift.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.     a)  Employees working from tubular welded frame scaffolding were not provided with proper access to a work platform being used at an elevation of approximately 14 feet above the ground.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:     a)  Employees engaged in masonry work were not protected from the hazards of falling while working from a   tubular welded frame scaffold platform elevated approximately 23 feet above the ground.       No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):  Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not 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:     a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet to the lower level while walking and working around unguarded floor holes.       No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(7)(ii):  Each employee at the edge of a well, pit, shaft, or  similar excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, barricades, or covers:    a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet to the lower level while walking and working around unguarded window well.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.