OSHA Inspection: GENERAL SERVICES INCORPORATED

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Sep 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Employees were exposed to numerous fall and electrical hazards with no training provided, on or about 6/5/14.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(d)(1): Electric equipment was not firmly secured to the surface on which it was mounted:  a) Employees were using an outlet box which was lying on the floor and not mounted to a secure surface, on or about 6/5/14.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(B): Temporary wiring branch circuit conductors were not run as multiconductor cord, cable assemblies, open conductors, nor in raceways:  a) Employees were using a branch circuit in the basement which was lying on the floor exposing them to electrical hazards, on or about 6/5/14.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(d): Panelboards mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes or enclosures designed for the purpose were not dead front:  a) Employees were exposed to electrical hazards in the basement of the structure due to an unguarded breaker panel, on or about 6/5/14.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations:  a) Employees were exposed to hazards associated with partial demolition of the residence due to no demolish survey being conducted or provided, on or about 6/5/14.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(g): Wall openings in a structure being demolished were not protected to a height of approximately 42 inches:  a) Employees setting braces on the third floor without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 23 feet 4 inches, on or about 6/5/14.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(i): Floor openings, not used as material drops, were not covered with a material substantial enough to support the weight of the load to be imposed:  a) Employees were exposed on all levels of the residence to floor holes creating fall hazards from approximately 7 feet 7 inches to approximately 23 feet 4 inches, on or about 6/5/14.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Jul 30, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.851(b): All stairs, passageways, ladders and incidental equipment thereto, which are covered by this section, were not periodically inspected and maintained in a clean safe condition:  a) Employees used a set of stairs from the first to second floor, 16 risers in height, without stair rails exposed to fall hazards due to no stair rail, on or about 6/5/14.  b) Employees used a set of stairs from the second to the third floor, 14 risers in height, without stair rails exposed to fall hazards due to no stair rail, on or about 6/5/14.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.