OSHA Inspection: BERGERON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    (a) Location: site      On or about 12/2/14, an employee was exposed to an 18 foot fall hazard while working on a ladder jack scaffold without fall protection.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.    (a) Location: Site  On or about 12/2/14, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when an all-terrain fork lift was operated above its rated capacity.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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):Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under paragraph (d) of this section are identical to those set forth at paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178 and as referenced by the note contained in 1926.602(d).    (a) Location: site  On or about 12/1/14, the employer did not ensure each person operating an all-terrain fork lift was adequately trained.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) Location: site      On or about 12/3/14, an extension ladder used to access a ladder jack platform did not extend at least 3 feet above the scaffold platform being accessed.