OSHA Inspection: RENOVATORS MASTERS OF DISASTERS, LLC.

Issued

Dec 17, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    a) At the jobsite, on or about 12/17/2014:  The employer did not provide abatement certification for Citation 1, Items 001a, 001b, 001c, 002, 003a, 003b, 004a, 004b, and Citation 2, Item 001 issued on March 27, 2014.  An abatement demand letter was sent to the employer on October 7, 2014.      Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

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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) Entire worksite, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were performing various construction tasks without the training necessary for the employees to recognize the hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a) Center of building, inside trusses, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were performing demolition work tasks while standing on the 1-1/2 inch wide bottom chords of wood trusses, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet 5 inches.     b) East and west sides of building, top of wall, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were walking/working on the 6 inch wide top plate of a wall, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet 5 inches.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    a) Center of building, inside trusses, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were performing demolition work tasks while standing on the 1-1/2 inch wide bottom chords of wood trusses, without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet 5 inches.     b) East and west sides of building, top of wall, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were walking/working on the 6 inch wide top plate of a wall, without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet 5 inches.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $250 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures and scrap lumber with protruding nails was not kept clear from work areas:       a) Entire worksite, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were demolishing a building while walking on and around large quantities of demolition debris, with nails protruding from boards.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $500 Reduced

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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, and the travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher exceeded 100 feet:       a) Entire worksite, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were demolishing a 14, 500 square foot building with the nearest fire extinguisher being located in a basement and the entry stairs blocked by debris.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:    a) North end of building, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were refueling a generator with the nearest fire extinguisher being located in a basement and the entry stairs blocked by debris.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $250 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations:       a) Entire worksite, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were demolishing and structurally compromising a building, without an engineering survey by a competent person.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.850(b): The walls or floors were not shored or braced where employee(s) were required to work within a damaged structure to be demolished:    a) Entire worksite, on or about 3-18-14:  Two employees were demolishing a building without shoring damaged portions of the building to prevent collapse.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:       a) North side of building, on or about 3-18-14:  Employees were accessing a roof area via an extension ladder that was extended 23 inches above the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of  14 feet 5 inches.

Issued

Mar 27, 2014

Abate by

Apr 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    a) North side of building, on or about 3-18-14:  Employees were operating hand held power tools that were plugged into a generator through two extension cords that did not have a continuous path to ground due to missing ground pins.