OSHA Inspection: MSI COMPANIES, INC.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jul 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    MSI Companies, Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number                     Item Number                           Abatement Date 01                                            01a                                            02/15/2013 01                                            01b                                            02/15/2013 01                                            01c                                            02/15/2013 01                                            02                                              02/15/2013 01                                            03a                                            03/21/2013 01                                            03b                                            03/21/2013 01                                            04                                              02/15/2013 01                                            05a                                            03/21/2013 01                                            05b                                            02/13/2013     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(10):     Ropes were not inspected for defects by a competent person prior to each work shift and after every occurrence which could have affected the ropes integrity as specified in 29 CFR 1926.451(d)(10)(i) through (d)(10)(vi):    a)  The employer did not have a competent person inspect the wire ropes prior to employee usage.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certificaiton is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(12)(i):     Wire ropes clips, when used on a suspension scaffold were not installed a mininum of 6 rope diameters apart:    a)  Wire rope clamps were not installed at least 6 rope diameters apart on the scaffold suspension cable attached to the outrigger beam.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):     Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a)  Employer did not ensure that the suspension scaffolding system and its components were inspected by a competent person before each work shift and after any occurrence that could affect the scaffolds integrity.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv):     Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes shall not be attached to each other, nor shall they be attached to or use the same point of anchorage, nor shall they be attached to the same point on the scaffold or personal fall arrest system:    a)  Employer allowed its employees to use a vertical lifeline that was anchored to a single anchorage point.    b)  Employer allowed its employees to use a single vertical lifeline to support two personal fall arrest systems.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certificaiton is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a)  The employer did not ensure that all of its employees were trained by a qualified person to understand, recognize and minimize exposure to the serious hazards associated with the suspension scaffold.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):     The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    a)  The employer did not ensure that all of its employees were trained by a competent person to understand, recognize and minimize exposure to the serious hazards associated with the operating, maintaining and inspection of the suspension scaffold.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  Employees were not provided with fall protection and were exposed to the hazard of falling while working at the edge of the building and were exposed to a fall of approximately 70 feet to the concrete ground.  There was no parapet wasll at the edge of the flat roof.    **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

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees were trained and knowledgeable of how to recognize and minimize their exposure to fall hazards on the job site.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 1, 2013

Abate by

Feb 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(5):     Locking-type snaphooks were not designed and used to prevent disengagement of the snaphook by the contact of the snaphook keeper by the connected member:    a)  The employer allowed its employee to utilize a snaphook that was not compatible in size to the Dee ring of personal fall arrest system, to prevent unintentional disengagement of the snaphook.      **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**