OSHA Inspection: ORDONEZ REMODELING

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Sep 30, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:    Construction Site: On or about June 26, 2014, employees on the north side of the building were using a job-made platform attached to an all-terrain forklift to work at an elevated level.  The platform was not approved or designed by the manufacturer for such use. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of greater than 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Construction Site: on or before June 26, 2014, and at times prior thereto, an employee was operating a power industrial truck and was not trained or evaluated. This condition exposed the employee to caught-by and/or struck-by hazards.