OSHA Inspection: VANQUISH CONTRACTING CORP

Issued

Mar 21, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):     When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.      a) 3rd floor:  On or about January 8, 2013    Employees were performing demolition from mobile scaffolds but were climbing the side frames which had not been designed for such use.

Issued

Mar 21, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(5):     Scaffolds shall not be moved horizontally while employees are on them, unless they have been designed by a registered professional engineer specifically for such movement or, for mobile scaffolds, where the provisions of 1926.452(w) are followed.      a) 3rd floor:  On or about January 8, 2013    Employees were performing demolition from mobile scaffolds which were moved during use.

Issued

Mar 21, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c):   When an employee is exposed to falling objects, the employer shall have each em[ployee wear a hardhat and shall implement one of the following measiures  1-Erect toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling from higher levels; or  2-Erect a canopy structure and keep potential fall objects far enough from the edge of the higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accoidentally displaceds; or  3-Barricade the area to which objects could fall, prohibit employees from entering the barricaded area, and keep objects that may fall far enough away from the edge of a higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced.    a) 3rd floor:  On or about January 8, 2013    Demolition plans did not adequately determine the possibility of unplanned collapse while employees were perfoming demo from a scafold.

Issued

Mar 21, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a):     Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, an engineering survey shall be made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure. Any adjacent structure where employees may be exposed shall also be similarly checked. The employer shall have in writing evidence that such a survey has been performed.    a) 3rd floor:  On or about January 8, 2013    Demolition plans did not adequately determine the possibility of unplanned collapse while employees were perfoming demo from a scafold.

Issued

Mar 21, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person shall be made as the work progresses to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material. No employee shall be permitted to work where such hazards exist until they are corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means.    a) 3rd floor:  On or about January 8, 2013    Continuing inspections by a competent person were not performed during demolition.