OSHA Inspection: R&R RESOURCE, LLC

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     On and about 10/22/13, employees demolishing a four story warehouse building were not aware of the Standards applicable to the work they were performing nor were they aware of the hazards to which they were exposed or the controls available to control or eliminate the hazards.  These hazards include struck by falling objects during demolition operations, structural collapse while demolishing a building, falling from height, and health hazards relating to silica and lead exposure.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(k): Employee(s) entrance(s) to multi-story structures being demolished were not protected by sidewalk sheds or canopies or both:   On and about 10/22/13, employee entrances to the building being demolished had no overhead protection from falling objects or any other means of warning employees about falling objects.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.852(a): Material was dropped to points lying outside the exterior walls of the structure which had not been effectively protected:   On and about 10/22/13, employees demolishing a 4 story brick warehouse building were dropping materials and debris, to include intact sections of the brick exterior walls, to the ground where the only protection was a chain link security fence intended to keep the public off the site.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    On and about 10/22/13, employees were performing demolition operations in a 100 year old four story warehouse building with materials with deteriorated lead coated surfaces, other lead-based product coated surfaces and coated materials where lead based coatings could be reasonably expected without an exposure determination or assessment being made by the employer.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than one inch:     On and about 10/22/13, employees removing roof rafters from a four story warehouse building were working from a scaffold platform that was not fully planked.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  On and about 10/22/13, employees removing roof rafters while working on a scaffold platform greater than 10' high were not protected from falling by a guard rail or other suitable means.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On and about 10/22/13, employees removing roof rafters while working on a scaffold platform greater than 10' high were not protected from falling by a guard rail or other suitable means.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 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:    On and around 10/22/13, employees demolishing a 100 year old, four story warehouse building were not protected from falls up to approximately 48' above pavement.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On and around 10/22/13, employees demolishing a 100 year old, four story warehouse building were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 48' above pavement.  Employees were not trained, nor was there certification of employees' training regarding fall hazards or of how to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(g): Wall openings in a structure being demolished were not protected to a height of approximately 42 inches:   On and about 10/22/13, employees demolishing a 4 story warehouse building were not protected from falls where wall openings were not effectively closed to a height of 42".

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations:    Prior to 10/22/13, the employer did not have a Demolition Plan done to ensure the building was demolished in a sequence to prevent unplanned collapse or other structural failure.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progressed to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material.  Employees were permitted to work where such hazards existed and were not corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means:  On and about 10/22/13, the employer did not ensure a competent person conducted inspections to ensure demolition operations did not create conditions that could lead to structural collapse.