OSHA Inspection: HUIRAS CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall and crushed by hazards when working from an elevated work platform on a rough terrain forklift:   (a) Gordy's Country Market project, Rice Lake, WI; Employees were exposed to fall/tip over hazards, at elevations of approximately 14 feet 6 inches above lower level, while working from a forklift basket that was not marked with a workload and empty weight markings and had floor dimensions greater than the overall width of the truck (measured across load bearing tires plus 10 inches on either side.)

Issued

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  (a) Commercial remodel site at 2601 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI:  Saffolding was not fully planked at a working level approximately 14 feet 6 inches above the lower level.

Issued

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: (a) Commercial remodel site at 2601 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI:  An effective means of access was not used on masonry type scaffolding with a working level that was approximately 14 feet 6 inches above the lower level.

Issued

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: (a) Commercial remodel site at 2601 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI:  Construction activities were performed on scaffolding without fall protection at a working level that was approximately 14 feet 6 inches above the lower level, such as, but not limited to: (1) Masonary type tubular scaffolding, and (2) The mobile scaffolding platform on the Terex Handler all terrain forklift.

Issued

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: (a) Commercial remodel site at 2601 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI:  The top of the extension ladder used to gain access to a scaffolding platform was approximately 24 inches below the working platform.

Issued

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record. (a) Commercial remodel site at 2601 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI: Compliance of fall protection training requirements was not prepared in a written certification.