OSHA Inspection: PETRUNIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.250(b)(7): Masonry blocks were stacked higher than 6 feet, and the stack(s) were not tapered back one half block per tier above the 6 foot level:    a) Exterior Ground Level South Side - An employee was observed standing next to six stacks of cinder block stacked 9 feet, 2 inches above the ground, on or about 05/31/13.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) Fourth Floor Southside - Employees were observed standing at an open sided floor while stocking material for a cinder block operation and exposed to a 30 foot, 8 inch fall hazard, on or about 05/31/13.    b) Ground Level at Block Storage Area - An employee was observed standing on a stack of cinder block while loading pallets onto the forks of a powered industrial truck and exposed to a 9 foot, 2 inch fall hazard, on or about 05/31/13.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) Job Site - A fall protection training program was not developed nor implemented as evidenced by  hazards such as but not limited to:  standing near an open edge, 30 feet, 9 inches above ground  and standing on a stack of cinder block  9 feet, 2 inches, exposed to a fall hazard on or about 05/31/13.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    a) Fourth Floor South Side - Employees were observed walking on  a deck where there was rebar that was not protected exposing the employees to an impalement hazard, on or about 05/31/13.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a) Exterior South Side - An employee was observed climbing down from the top of a cinder block stack that was 9 feet, 2 inches above the ground and was not provided with a ladder, on or about 05/31/13.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(g)(11): Each service or refueling area was not provided with at least one fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C located so that an extinguisher would be within 75 feet of each pump, dispenser, underground fill pipe opening and lubrication or service center:  a) Exterior South Side - An employee was filling the fuel tank on a gasoline powered mortar mixture and was not provided with a fire extinguisher, thus exposed to a burn hazard, on or about 05/31/13.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.