OSHA Inspection: FASTWAY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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:  a.   On or about December 16, 2013, at a jobsite, employees were not instructed to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions to control or eliminate the hazards of a wall collapse.   Inadequate consideration of such conditions are not limited to the following:        (1)   raising a 12 feet 1 inch high by 26 feet wide wall;      (2)   raising a wall without mechanical aids, such as wall jacks, crane, or an adequate forklift;      (3)   raising a wall that weighs approximately 882 pounds and;      (4)   raising a wall without the use of blocking or cribbing to prevent the crushing of employees in case of failure.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.23: First aid services and provisions for medical care were not made available by the employer for every employee:  a.  On or about December 16, 2013, on the jobsite, a first aid kit was not maintained for employee usage in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a.   On or about December 16, 2013, at a jobsite, employees erecting a balloon wall structure by walking beneath it were not wearing hard hats, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by a falling wall.