OSHA Inspection: BABCOCK & WILCOX CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas and passageways, in and around buildings or other structures:     a. Boiler Room Building - Employees were not protected from slips, trips and falls while working on the site of the Berlin Power Plant where debris such as but not limited to sheet metal, old pipes, wood, and cardboard was allowed to accumulate on all levels.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(C): Receptacles for uses other than temporary lighting were installed on branch circuits which supplied temporary lighting:     a. Site - Employees were not protected from slips, trips, and falls when the temporary lighting throughout the site was connected to the same GFCI outlets that were being used to power hand tools.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(l): LP-Gas storage locations were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C:     a. Site - Employees were not protected from burns when the propane storage area was not provided with at least one fire extinguisher.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(a): Hand tool(s), power tool(s) or similar equipment were not maintained in a safe condition:     a. Boiler Room, 11th Floor  Employees were not protected from struck by hazards while operating a bench grinder that had damaged abrasive wheels.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(c)(2): Work rest(s) provided on floor or bench mounted grinder(s) were kept at a distance in excess of one-eighth inch from the surface of the wheel:   a. Boiler Room 11th Floor - Employees were not protected from amputation hazards while operating a bench grinder that had the work rest set to a distance of 3/4 of an inch from the surface of the wheel.   b. Boiler Room 11th Floor - Employees were not protected from amputation hazards while operating a bench grinder that had the work rest set to a distance of 3/8 of an inch from the surface of the wheel.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:     a. Wood Processing Building - Employees were not protected from laceration hazards when a Metabo angle grinder was not guarded.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    a. Site - Employees performing welding operations were not protected from electrical shocks and burns when an electrical panel powering six miller welders was blocked.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,725 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     a. Site - Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards from unguarded electrical equipment.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes by covers:    a. Boiler Room Building - Employees were not protected from trip hazards where floor holes were left uncovered.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard:  a. Boiler Room Building - Floor hole covers were not marked as to indicate the hazard beneath to employees.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working near wall openings where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:      a. Boiler Room Building, 10th Floor - Employees were not protected from falls of approximately 100 feet where an adequate guardrail was not provided along a 60 foot section of the western side of the building.  Employees were exposed to falls as they used the walkway next to the inadequately guarded opening.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:  a. Boiler Room Building, 5th Floor - Employees performing welding operations were not protected from falls of approximately 50 feet when a 10 foot section of midrail was removed.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately tagged "do not use" or withdrawn from service.     a. Reclaimer Tunnel - Employees were not protected from fall hazards when a damaged wooden job made ladder was not withdrawn from service.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1402(b): 29 CFR 1926.1402(b): The equipment was assembled or used without ensuring that ground conditions were firm, drained, and graded to a sufficient extent so that, in conjunction with the use of supporting materials, the equipment manufacturer's specifications for adequate support and degree of level of the equipment were not met:     a. Wood Processing Building - Employees were not protected from struck by hazards when the Grove RT700E crane which was being used to set steel beams was assembled and used on wet ground with inadequate blocking beneath the outriggers causing the crane to be out of level.    b. Transformer Yard - Employees were not protected from struck by hazards when the Grove YB5515 crane which was being used to set steel was assembled and used on wet ground and snow/ ice wiith the outriggers set partially on 1/2 inch plywood sheets which were sinking into the mud.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1417(a): 29 CFR 1926.1417(a): The employer did not comply with all manufacturer procedures applicable to the operational functions of equipment:  a. Wood Processing Building - Employees were not protected from struck by hazards while setting steel with a Grove RT700E crane with inadequate cribbing beneath the outriggers.  b. Transformer Yard - Employees were not protected from struck by hazards while setting steel with a Grove YB5515 crane with inadequate cribbing beneath the outriggers.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(b)(1): Danger signs were not used where an immediate hazard exists:  a. Fab Yard - The electrical lines and welding cables were not labeled to inform employees of the potential shock hazard.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a. Warehouse - A light tower that was missing its grounding pin was not tagged out of service.

Issued

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a. Boiler Room Building, Stairway - An outlet box cover that powered the emergency lighting was not secured.