OSHA Inspection: WATERFRONT CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:    On or about February 05, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite employees were exposed to struck-by hazard while cutting concrete piles using a concrete power cutter saw on top of a skiff on a construction jobsite.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 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:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not implement and maintain a safety and health program exposing employees to various hazards such as but not limited to struck-by, entrapment, drowning and fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working approximately 3 feet from the crane without protective helmets on a construction site.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(a): Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to drowning hazards while working on top of the seawalls at a construction site without personal flotation devices.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(c): Ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line were not provided and readily available for emergency rescue operations:     On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to drowning hazards while working on the barge at a construction site without ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.605(d)(3): Employees walking or working on the unguarded decks of barges were not protected with U.S. Coast Guard-approved work vests or buoyant vests:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall into the water and drown while working on a barge without life vests at the construction site.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(f)(3): Flammable liquids were used where there were open flames or other sources of ignition within 50 feet of the operation:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fire hazards while working with a Concrete Power Cutters saw next to an open gasoline container at a construction site.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.250(a)(1): Materials stored in tiers were not stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling or collapse:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fire hazards on a construction site while storing acetylene and oxygen cylinder.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.605(b)(2): Employee(s) was/were not provided safe access (i.e., ramp or walkway) to or from the wharf, float, barge, or river towboat:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall while accessing a barge by means of a 2"x12"x24' piece of wood on a construction site.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to impalement hazards while working on top of the seawall near rebar that was not guarded at the construction site.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.704(a): Precast concrete wall units, structural framing and tilt-up wall panels were not adequately supported to prevent overturning and to prevent collapse until permanent connections were completed:    On or about February 3, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in-between hazards while retrieving seawalls from underwater that were not properly secured at the construction site.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(2)(ii): To prevent employees from entering hazard areas, the employer did not erect and maintain control lines, warning lines, railings or similar barriers to mark the boundaries of the hazard areas and/or did not train each employee to understand what these markings signify.    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a crane and dumping loads on the construction site without maintaining control of boundaries of the hazardous areas.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1): The equipment in service was not inspected each month in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift):    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not conduct monthly inspections of the crane.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1): The equipment was not inspected at least every 12 months by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not inspect the cranes by a qualified person exposing his employees to being struck-by defective parts of the crane.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(2): The equipment was not inspected by a qualified person at least every 12 months in accordance with paragraphs (f)(2)(i) -- (xxi) of this section:        On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not inspect the cranes by a qualified person exposing his employees to being struck-by defective parts of the crane.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(1): The employer did not conduct an inspection for each shift to ensure the means used to secure/attach the equipment to the vessel/flotation device was in proper condition, including wear, corrosion, loose or missing fasteners, defective welds, and (when applicable) insufficient tension:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not conduct an inspections for each shift to ensure the means to secure/attach equipment to the barge.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(2): The employer did not ensure that a monthly inspection of the barge was completed:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not conduct monthly inspections of the barge.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(3): The shift and monthly inspections of the barge were not conducted by a competent person:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not have a competent person conducting shift and monthly inspections of the barge.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(4): The employer did not ensure that an annual inspection of the barge was completed:    On or about February 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not conduct annual inspections of the barge.