OSHA Inspection: KLAMAR, INC.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:      a)  Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet above or below the point of access:       a)  Employees were not provided with safe access to a ladder jack scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 23 feet above the ground.        No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:      a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from ladder jack scaffold platform elevated approximately 23 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

Jul 21, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    a)  Employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 26 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

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):      a)  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a ladder jack scaffold platform exceeding a height of 20 feet.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.