OSHA Inspection: SKANSKA USA CIVIL WEST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT INC.

Issued

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $6300.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.  Navajo traffic interchange underpass bridge, Interstate 40 at Mile Post 325, East of Holbrook, Arizona: On September 30, 2013, an employee fell approximately 16 feet when he stepped onto a section of the work platform and it collapsed.  The scaffold was not capable of supporting its own weight and its intended load.

Issued

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $6300.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  Navajo traffic interchange underpass bridge, Interstate 40 at Mile Post 325, East of Holbrook, Arizona: On September 30, 2013 and at times prior thereto, the work platform was not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift. At the beginning of the work shift on September 30, 2013, an employee fell approximately 16 feet when he stepped onto a section of the work platform and it collapsed. The work platform had also been previously used to support employees when they removed concrete and serpentine bars from the girders and performed grinding in preparation for the Nelson studs.

Issued

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $4500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(4): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacity of the scaffold to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Navajo traffic interchange underpass bridge, Interstate 40 at Mile Post 325, East of Holbrook, Arizona: On September 30, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees working on an elevated work platform were not trained in the control of hazards associated with the maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacity of the work platform.

Issued

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:  Navajo traffic interchange underpass bridge, Interstate 40 at Mile Post 325, East of Holbrook, Arizona: On September 30, 2013 and at times prior thereto, "Standard" grade 4x4 Douglas Fir lumber was used to support the plywood work platform rather than "No. 2" grade 4x4 Douglas Fir lumber as specified by the professional engineer.

Issued

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees selected by, and under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  Navajo traffic interchange underpass bridge, Interstate 40 at Mile Post. 325, East of Holbrook, Arizona: On September 30, 2013 and at times prior thereto, an employee who was not trained and experienced in building bridge work platforms was engaged in the construction of work platforms.

Issued

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(3): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person in the design criteria and maximum intended load-carrying capacity of the scaffold:  Navajo traffic interchange underpass bridge, Interstate 40 at Mile Post 325, East of Holbrook, Arizona: On or about September 30, 2013 and at times prior thereto, each employee involved in construction of the bridge work platform was not trained by a competent person in the design criteria and maximum intended load-carrying capacity of the work platform.