OSHA Inspection: R&C BECKER CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

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)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were working where truss sections were being "flown" in by crane and were not wearing hard-hats.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, or receptacles had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:    a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a circular saw, connected to an extension cord that had a damaged plug end.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARDS WHERE NECESSARY)  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a circular saw, where the cord was pulled free from the plug.  b)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a circular saw, where the extension cord that powered the saw was pulled apart at the cord end and the cord where the circular saw was connected.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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:    a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a tubeulear welded frame scaffold, 2 sections high, on screws and wheels, where the upper platform of the scaffold was not fully planked, where the upper platform was not fitted with guardrails and no alternate method of fall protection was provided.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a tubeulear welded frame scaffold, 2 sections high, on screws and wheels, where the upper platform of the scaffold was not fully planked.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a tubeulear welded frame scaffold, 2 sections high, on screws and wheels, where the upper platform of the scaffold was not fitted with guardrails and no alternate means of fall protection was provided.  b)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a pick scaffold to spot for the crane, approximately 12 feet from the lower level without fall protection.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a tubeulear welded frame scaffold, 2 sections high, on screws and wheels, where the upper platform of the scaffold was not fitted with guardrails and no alternate means of fall protection was provided.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder rails length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a tubeulear welded frame scaffold, 2 sections high, on screws and wheels, where the upper platform of the scaffold was accessed by an extension ladder and that ladder did not reach at least 3 feet above the upper landing.

Issued

Mar 28, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 2/12/14:  Employees were using a tubeulear welded frame scaffold, 2 sections high, on screws and wheels, where the upper platform of the scaffold was accessed by an extension ladder and that ladder did not reach at least 3 feet above the upper landing, and where those employees were not trained on hazards associated with use of ladders.    Abatement certificatioin must be submitted for this item.