OSHA Inspection: GMQ GENERAL CONTRACTORS, CORP.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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 work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about 6/19/2014, Esplanade Ave.    a) Employees exposed to various hazards at the worksite were not provided safety awareness training as required by the standard.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employee working in area where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets:    a) The employee was not wearing a hard hat while cleaning up debris around the base of the dumpster.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about 6/19/2014, Esplanade Ave.    a) The employees worked on the steep part of the roof and were not protected from an approximate 25' fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.852(a): Material was dropped to points lying outside the exterior walls of the structure and the area was not effectively protected:    On or about 6/19/2014, Esplanade Ave    a) The employees used a make-shift chute for the roofing debris. It was not properly barricaded to prevent injuries to the employee below.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, 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; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    On or about 6/19/2014, Esplanade Ave.    a) The 26' extension ladder was not secured at the top and the side rails did not extend 3' above the landing.