OSHA Inspection: DYKES & SONS, INC.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 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) On or about April 23, 2013 at 10600 Lee Road 240, Phenix City, Al: The employer failed to ensure the electrical power drop located at the edge of the roof was properly guarded or de-energized which exposed employees to 120/240 volts while removing shingles.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:  a) On or about April 23, 2013 at 10600 Lee Road 240, Phenix City, Al: The employer failed to ensure the platform made by the employer was not designed by the manufacture for use with an all-terrain forklift.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(5): Scaffolds were moved horizontally while employees were on them although the scaffolds were not designed for such movement by a registered professional engineer:   a) On or about April 23, 2013 at 10600 Lee Road 240, Phenix City, Al: The employer failed to ensure the scaffold platform attached to an all-terrain fork lift was not moved while an employee was on the platform.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) On or about April 23, 2013 at 10600 Lee Road 240, Phenix City, Al: The employer failed to ensure employees working on a 5:12 pitch roof removing shingles were exposed to falls.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 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) On or about April 23, 2013 at 10600 Lee Road, Phenix City, Al: The employer failed to ensure proper access was used when an employee climbed down the all-terrain forklift boom extension exposing him to fall hazards.