OSHA Inspection: EDGEWOOD CARPENTRY & CONTRACTING CORP

Issued

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  WORKSITE: The employer did not ensure the rough terrain forklift operator was able to operate the rough terrain forklift through a current written certification.

Issued

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(5): Avoidance of duplicative training. If an operator has previously received training in a topic specified in paragraph (l)(3) of this section, and such training is appropriate to the truck and working conditions encountered, additional training in that topic is not required if the operator has been evaluated and found competent to operate the truck safely.  WORKSITE: The employer did not ensure that the rough terrain forklift operators certification card from a previous employer was current within the past three (3) years.

Issued

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  WORKSITE: The employees performing tasks on the roof which include (but are not limited to) cutting plywood with a powered circular saw and installing sheathing using a pneumatic nailing device were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.   WORKSITE: The employees performing roofing activities on the rake edge of an 8/12 pitch roof were not protected by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, exposing them to falls exceeding 31 feet to the ground.

Issued

2013-06-07 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(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).  WORRKSITE: The walking/working surface of the carpenter bracket scaffold/catch platform was not full planked.

Issued

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): All industrial trucks in use shall meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.  WORKSITE: The CAT TL943C telescoping boom rough terrain forklift was left unattended with the forks raised off the ground.

Issued

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  WORKSITE, Building #2, Second Floor: The side rails of the Werner model D6210-1 10 foot, type 1A fiberglass straight ladder, used by employees to access the carpenter bracket scaffold/catch platform did not extend at least three feet above the top plate of the building and no handhold or equivalent was provided.