OSHA Inspection: ROCKVILLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

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:  a)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - Employees were exposed to smoke inhalation hazards as there were no fire extinguishers in the building.  The building was four stories in height and 5800 sq. ft. per floor.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:  a)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - DeWalt hand-held electric grinder being used on site had a missing wheel guard.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:  a)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - Employees were using metal four-way receptacle boxes with knock outs as extension cords to provide electrical power to portable electric tools and lighting.  b)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - Employees were using a relocatable power tap as an extension cord to provide electrical power to electric tools and lighting.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection.   a)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - Employees were using portable electrical equipment including but not limited to saws, drills, grinders, battery chargers and lighting, drawing 15 to 20 amp electrical power from extension cords that were not equipped with a GFCI in the system.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a)  200 West Main Street job site - On or about 4-9-14 -  Lead cord with four way receptacle box supplying electrical power to portable equipment was not grounded.  The ground pin was missing on a lead cord that was connected to multiple lead cords causing all cords in use to be ungrounded.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of ten to thirty feet to the ground through windows with sill heights of twenty two inches that were not equipped with guard rails or other fall protection systems.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 20, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c)(1): When employees were exposed to falling objects, the employer did not erect toeboards, screens, canopy structures or barricades to prevent objects from falling from higher levels:  a)  200 West Main Street Job Site - On or about 4-9-14 - Employees were exposed to falling objects due to floor openings on the second and third floors that did not have toeboards installed on the standard railing systems.