OSHA Inspection: EAGLES CONSTRUCTION 1 LLC

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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. At the back of the building, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, a three frame scaffold was used during masonry wall construction without having guardrails at three sections on the second working frame.  b. At the front of the building, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, a bracket platform was erected on the third frame of a three frame scaffold without railings at the end of the platform.  c. At the perimeter of the building, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, a three frame scaffold was erected during cement block wall construction where the cross bracing was used as a top rail on the second working frame without having a  midrail installed.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:  a. North side of the building, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, cross braces were not installed on three scaffold sections at the top frame where material was placed during construction of the north wall.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards as required by paragraph (a)(1)-(5) of this section:     a. At the site, employees were in progress of exterior framing operations and were using a scaffold platform outside a window at the front of the building where proper guardrails were not erected to protect employees from falling to the ground 14 feet below, the platform was erected using material that was not scaffold grade, and by having the scaffold planks installed apart and in a manner that employees could just fall through. Employees involved in scaffold use were not provided training and education in the following:     1. The nature of fall hazards and any falling object hazards.     2. The correct procedures for dealing with erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection system and falling object protection system being used.     3. The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of material on the scaffold.     4. The maximum intended load and load carrying capacities of the scaffold.     5. Any other pertinent requirements of Subpart "L" (Scaffolds) under 29 CFR 1926.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.706(a): A limited access zone was not established when a masonry wall was being constructed:  a. At the site, employees of the concrete subcontractor were exposed to a struck by hazard, in that, during construction of the exterior building walls a limited access zone was not established at the unscaffolded side of the walls.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR  910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a. On site, employees were exposed to gasoline and masonry cement containing silicates during cement block wall construction, in that, a written hazard communication program was not developed, maintained and implemented at the workplace.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a. At the site, employees were exposed to gasoline and masonry cement containing silicates during cement block wall construction. Safety Data Sheets were not maintained at the workplace to provide employees information on the hazardous chemicals used.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a. On site, employees were exposed to gasoline and masonry cement containing silicates during cement block wall construction. The employees were not provided training and education on the hazardous chemicals at the workplace.

Issued

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): A safety and health program was not initiated and/or maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard:     a. The employer did not develop and implement a safety and health program to address the company policy on safety as well as the employer/employee responsibilities.