OSHA Inspection: VEGA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Sep 18, 2014

Abate by

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

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:    Vega Construction, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number                              Item Number                                    Abatement Date  01                                                           01a                                                         05/21/2014 01                                                           01b                                                         05/21/2014 01                                                           02a                                                          05/21/2014  01                                                           02b                                                           05/21/2014 01                                                            02c                                                          05/21/2014 01                                                            03a                                                          05/21/2014 01                                                            03b                                                           05/21/2014 01                                                            04a                                                           05/21/2014 01                                                            04b                                                           05/21/2014 01                                                            04c                                                            05/21/2014 01                                                            05a                                                           05/21/2014 01                                                            05b                                                            05/21/2014 01                                                            06a                                                            05/21/2014 01                                                            06b                                                            05/21/2014     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(2):  Suspension scaffold outrigger beams were not made of structural metal or equivalent strength material:     a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold supported by outrigger beams, made out of material not specifically designed for this purpose.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(vi):  Outrigger beams which are not stabilized by bolts or other direct connections to the floor or roof deck were not secured by tiebacks:  a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold supported by outrigger beams which were not secured by tiebacks.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(ii): Sand, gravel and similar materials that can be easily dislocated were used as counterweights:  a)  Bags and buckets filled with sand and gravel were used as counterweights to counterweight two-point adjustable suspension scaffold system.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(iii):  Items that were not specifically designed as counterweights were used to counterweight scaffold systems:     a)  Construction materials not designed to be used as counterweights were used to counterweight two-point adjustable suspension scaffold system.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(iv):  Counterweights were not secured by mechanical means to the outrigger beams to prevent accidental displacement:     a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold system with counterweights not secured to the outrigger beams.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): The suspension scaffold power-operated hoist or manually operated hoist did not have, in addition to the normal operating brake, a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed.   a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold which did not have a breaking device or locking pawl.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17):  Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:   a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:  a)  Employees engaged in masonry work were not protected from hazards of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold elevated approximately 20 feet above the ground.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not protected from sharp edges and abrasion.  a)  Vertical lifelines that were used by employees working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold were not protected from abrasion and sharp edges of the parapet wall.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:    a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using personal fall arrest system components containing connectors that were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

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)  Employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from two-point adjustable suspension scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:   a)  Two-point adjustable suspension scaffolding was erected and altered without the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

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)  An extension ladder used by employees to gain access to a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform was not long enough to have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the platform.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

May 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  Fly section of the extension ladder was used as single ladder to access and egress the working surface.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).