OSHA Inspection: VICVIK CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,224 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person:    a)  Roof: On or about January 22, 2014, the employer allowed more than one employee to simultaneously tie off their personal fall arrest systems to a single anchor device which was not the design and/or intended use of the anchor device and exposed employees to a fall of 10-feet from the eave to the unfinished ground below.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,040 · Current $624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support:  a) Metal extension ladder: On or about January 22, 2014, the employer allowed a ladder to be used while  the top of the ladder was set up in the roof soffit rather than extending at least 3-feet above the landing surface which exposed employees to a fall of 10-feet to the unfinished ground below.  b) Metal ladders: On or about January 22, 2014, the employer allowed 2-ladders of insufficient length to be used while the top was not secured and no grasping device was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 10-feet from the top of the ladder/landing surface area to the unfinished ground below.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,880 · Current $1,728 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a)  Roof: On or about January 22, 2014, the employer allowed employees to work on the roof without fall protection which exposed employees to a fall of 10-feet from the eave to the unfinished ground below.  Vicvik Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 949300, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 20, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 7697 Raegan Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527.