OSHA Inspection: MAXIM CONSTRUCTION GROUP, CORP

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed to fall hazards:  On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a 2 point suspension scaffold which had a parapet clamp connected to wire rope without a shackle or thimble.  The scaffold measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:   On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite,  employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while chipping concrete in a job site which did not have suspended scaffolds frequently and regularly inspected prior to the commencement of a work shift.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.451(d)(5)(iii): Tiebacks were not installed perpendicular to the face of the building or structure, nor were opposing angle tiebacks installed:   a. On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width and did not have a parapet clamp restrained from movement.     b. On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width and did not have tiebacks installed perpendicular at a right angle to the face of the building.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(12)(i): there were not a minimum of 3 wire clips installed with the clips a minimum of 6 rope diameters apart:  On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width and the wire rope for the tiebacks only had 2 wire clips.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(12)(iv): Clips were not be inspected and retightened to the manufacturer's recommendations at the start of each workshift thereafter:  On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width and did not have two (2) wire clips inspected and tightened with a torque wrench for a period of at least one (1) week.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion.  On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width, and the lifeline was not protected from the sharp edge of a concrete building.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv): Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes shall not be attached to each other, nor shall they be attached to or use the same point of anchorage, nor shall they be attached to the same point on the scaffold or personal fall arrest system:  On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width with 2 lifelines connected to the same stairway.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  On or about October 2, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained by a competent person to recognize hazards associated with a two point suspension scaffold, and were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 200 feet from the 20th floor of a residential apartment complex under renovation while performing concrete chipping work from a two (2) point suspension scaffold which measured approximately 16 feet in length and 28 inches in width .