OSHA Inspection: CHAMPION MECHANICAL INC.

Issued

2013-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.       a) Behind the house, south side:       Employees were operating an overhead hoist motor to hoist a single-point suspension scaffold and a section of metal ventilation duct. An employee who was working from the scaffold platform was not protected by a protective helmet while operating the hoist. Both the scaffold and the duct were connected to the hoist and anchored to a roof brick chimney, which was overloaded and collapsed into brick pieces in an accident. The employee was struck by a brick piece fell off the roof and suffered head injury. On or about 04/15/13.       NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.    a) Behind the house, south side:      Employees utilized a single-point suspension scaffold to cut, hoist, and relocate a metal ventilation duct. The duct was approximately 20 feet high from the ground, and an employee worked from the scaffold at more than 10 feet above ground. The employee was not protected from falling to ground by the use of fall protection systems and was exposed to falling up to 20 feet. On or about 04/15/13.      NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(o)(4): Boatswains' chair seat slings were not reeved through four corner holes in the seat; did not cross each other on the underside of the seat; and were not rigged so as to prevent slippage which could cause an out-of-level condition.      a) Behind the house, south side:      Employees utilized a single-point suspension scaffold (boatswains' chair) to cut, hoist, and relocate a metal ventilation duct. The chair seat slings were not reeved through four corner holes in the seat, and did not cross each other on the underside of the seat, and were not rigged so as to prevent slippage which could cause an out-of-level condition. On or about 04/15/13.      NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.554(a)(1): The safe working load of the overhead hoist, as determined by the manufacturer, was not indicated on the hoist:       a) Behind the house, south side:       Employees were operating an overhead hoist motor to hoist a single-point suspension scaffold and a section of metal ventilation duct. The safe working load of the overhead hoist, as determined by the manufacturer, was not indicated on the hoist. On or about 04/15/13.       NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed; the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.       a) 3rd floor:       Employees used a portable extension ladder for access to the roof to anchor a suspension scaffold and a hoist system. The ladder length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed. The ladder also was not secured at its top. On or about 04/15/13.       NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.