OSHA Inspection: KING OF ARMOR CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2014-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  The employer failed to provide certification of corrective action for each cited violation of the OSH Act identified in inspection number 946818.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary:     a)      On and or about 10-30-13, employees who were accessing a roof work surface on the north side of a home from the third level platform of Made in China scaffold were walking/working at a height fifteen and one half (15.5) feet above concrete surface without the third level fully planked.   b)      On and or about 10-30-13, an employee who was staging roofing materials was working on the north side of a home from the first level platform of Made in China scaffold at a height greater than six and one half (6.5) feet above concrete surface without the first level fully planked.  c)      On and or about 11-04-13, an employee who was staging roofing materials was working on the south side of a home from the first level platform of Made in China scaffold at a height greater than five (5) feet above compacted surface without the first level fully planked.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:   a)      On and or about 11-04-13, employees who were performing roofing work were walking/working on first and third levels of Made in China scaffold along the south side of a home without mud sills installed under four base plates located on a grassy surface; third level used to access the roof surface and stage materials greater than fifteen (15) feet above compacted surface and first level used to handle and move materials from ground to third level greater than five (5) feet above compacted surface.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:        a)      On and or about 10-28-13, employees who had not received scaffold erection training had erected Made in China scaffold without having a competent person on site for work supervision and direction.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(2): Employees have not received training in the correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used:  a)      Employer did not provide employee scaffold safety training for employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards with walking/working from improperly erected scaffolding.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): 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 to recognize any hazards associated with the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question:  a)      Employer did not provide employee scaffold safety training for employees who erected Made in China scaffold to heights greater than fifteen (15) feet above concrete and compacted surfaces on the north and south sides of a house.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  a)      Employer did not provide employee fall protection safety training certification for employees who were working at heights greater than fifteen (15) feet during roofing job tasks.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface:        a)      On and or about 11-04-13, employees who were working on the south side of a home were walking/working on Made in China scaffold at a height greater than fifteen (15) feet above compacted surface with two separate cross brace pieces each installed diagonally along the third level platform as a midrail in the guardrail system.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(vii): Each toprail or equivalent member of a guardrail system was not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along its top edge of at least 100 pounds (445 n) for guardrail systems installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, and at least 200 pounds (890 n) for guardrail systems installed on all other scaffolds:  a)      On and or about 10-30-13, employees who were working on the north side of a home were walking/working on Made in China scaffold at a height fifteen and one half (15.5) feet above concrete and compacted surfaces without a top guardrail with at least 200 lb. horizontal capacity.  b)      On and or about 11-04-13, employees who were working on the south side of a home were walking/working on Made in China scaffold at a height greater than fifteen (15) feet above compacted surface without a top guardrail with at least 200 lb. horizontal capacity.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(ix): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, and equivalent structural members of a guardrail system were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force to be applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along the midrail or other member of at least 75 pounds for guardrail systems with a minimum 100 pound toprail capacity, and at least 150 pounds for guardrail systems with a minimum 200 pound toprail capacity:  a)      On and or about 10-30-13, employees who were working on the north side of a home were walking/working on Made in China scaffold at a height fifteen and one half (15.5) feet above concrete and compacted surfaces without the midrails with at least 150 lbs. horizontal capacity.  b)      On and or about 11-04-13, employees who were working on the south side of a home were walking/working on Made in China scaffold at a height greater than fifteen (15) feet above compacted surface without the midrails with at least 150 lbs. horizontal capacity.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a ridged support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    a)      On and or about 10-30-13, employees were accessing a roof work surface on the north side of a home from a portable step ladder without grab-rails at least three (3) ft. above the upper landing surface.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a)      On and or about 10-30-13, employees who were accessing a roof work surface from a scaffold platform fifteen and one half (15.5) ft. above concrete surface were using a four ft. step ladder while folded up and placed on a scaffold platform not fully planked with the top leaning against the roof eave edge.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall:   a)      On and or about 10-30-13, employees who were staging materials on a scaffold platform were carrying bundles of roofing shingles up an extension ladder to the platform fifteen and one half (15.5) feet above compacted surface on the north side of a home.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(v): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the standards contained in Subpart X:  a)      Employer did not provide employee ladder safety training for employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards when climbing a folded step ladder and not having three points of contact when climbing an extension ladder for roofing construction work.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED