OSHA Inspection: PERCUE CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - Employees were performing carpentry operations from a steel beam 10 feet 8 inches above the ground level without fall protection, observed on or about 6/23/14.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - Employees were performing carpentry operations from a steel beam 10 feet 8 inches above the ground level without being trained in fall protection. Employees did not know the trigger height for fall protection in construction on or about 6/23/14.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors:  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - Employees were utilizing a 120 volt DeWalt hammerdrill (model DW511) without a GFCI and/or an assured equipment grounding conductor program, observed on or about 6/23/14.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - Employees were using a-frame ladders that did not extend 3 feet above the landing surface 10 feet 8 inches above the ground level, observed on or about 6/23/14.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - Employees were using a-frame ladders that did not extend 3 feet above the landing surface 10 feet 8 inches above the ground level without being trained in ladder safety on or about 6/23/14.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables shall not be used.  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - Employees were cutting wood with a DeWalt hammerdrill (model DW511) that had a frayed cord, observed on or about 6/23/14.

Issued

Oct 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 100 feet:  a) Jobsite, 1015 North American Street - The employer did not provide a fire extinguisher on site during construction activities, observed on or about 6/23/14.