OSHA Inspection: STRICK & LEGIT, LLC

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, the employer did not have an effective safety and health program for employee(s) working in or exposed to the following hazards:  a)  Housekeeping b)  Fire protection c)  Safe storage of acetylene and oxygen cylinders d)  Lack of continuous grounding for flexible cords e)  Fall hazards f)   Demolition operations g)  Disposal of debris

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:   Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, the employer did not ensure that a competent person performed effective, frequent, and regular inspections of the multi-story building undergoing demolition operations.  The following hazards were noted during the inspection:  a)  Poor housekeeping b)  Lack of fire protection c)  Safe storage of acetylene and oxygen cylinders d)  Lack of continuous grounding for flexible cords e)  Unguarded floor holes f)   Unguarded wall openings g)  Inadequate snap hook(s) and horizontal lifeline(s) for the personal fall arrest system i)  Debris removal without a chute.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $200.00 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:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, exposed employee(s) were unable to recognize the following hazards:  a) When housekeeping was required. b) When fire protection was required. c) How to safely store acetylene and oxygen cylinders. d) Lack of continuous grounding for flexible cords. e) How to dispose of debris safely.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 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:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, exposed employee(s) were unable to recognize and take action to abate the following fall hazards:  a)  Walking/working adjacent to unguarded floor holes; b)  Walking/working adjacent to unguarded wall openings; c)  Utilizing snaphooks attached to the personal fall arrest system that were not of the locking type to prevent disengagement.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, employees were unfamiliar with how to install and inspect the personal fall arrest system or standard guardrail systems.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147    At the job site, employees were unfamiliar with how to maintain the stair rail system belonging to the stairway providing access the fourth floor.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:  Location:  4614 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, suitable fire extinguishers were not posted on each floor of the building undergoing demolition operations.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinder(s) were not secured in an upright position:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, one acetylene and one oxygen cylinder were stored together on the fourth floor in an unsecured, upright position.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinder or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO    At the job site, one acetylene and one oxygen cylinder were stored together on the fourth floor.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, two flexible cords, one orange and the other yellow in color, were missing their grounding pins.  Both flexible cords were used by the exposed employees to power lighting.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $280.00 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:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard as he climbed up onto a stack of bricks to secure banding around the pallet.  The pallets were positioned adjacent to the open sided northeast side of the fourth floor.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, employees were walking/working adjacent to unguarded floor holes at the second, third, and fourth stories of the building undergoing demolition.  The fall distance was approximately 12 feet to the next lower level.  No conventional fall protection was in use.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, employees were walking/working adjacent to unguarded wall openings at the third and fourth stories of the building undergoing demolition.  No conventional fall protection was in use.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(5): Non-locking type snaphooks were used as part of a personal fall arrest system:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, the snap hooks used as part of a personal fall arrest system were not of the locking type designed to prevent disengagement.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  Horizontal lifeline(s) were not designed, installed, and used by a competent person.  Three workers are permitted to tether to a single piece of rope secured between two floor joists or columns.  This arrangement did not afford or maintain a safety factor of two.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(h): Debris which had been dropped through holes in the floor without the use of chutes was being removed from a lower area while the debris was being handled above:  Location:  third floor of 4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, employee(s) used wheel borrows to dump debris through floor holes located at the fourth floor of the building undergoing demolition operations.  The third floor below where the debris landed was not barricaded.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.851(b): All stairs, passageways, ladders and incidental equipment thereto, which are covered by this section, were not periodically inspected and maintained in a clean and safe condition:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  At the job site, stairways designated as a means of access were strewn with large amounts of broken masonry.

Issued

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $280.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(3)(ii): The height of stairrails installed before March 15, 1991, was less than 30 inches (76 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread:  Location:  4616 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO  63147  The stairway located between the third and fourth floors had a damaged stairrail.  The handrail of the system was missing from the top portion of the stairway.  The remaining midrail was approximately 15 inches as measured from the tread of the stairs.