OSHA Inspection: A FISCHER BUILDERS, INC

Issued

Mar 19, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): Employer did not provide an evaluation of each powered industrial trucks operators performance, at least once every three years:      The employer did not evaluate the performance of each previously trained and certified powered industrial truck operator at least once every three years.

Issued

Mar 19, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) and shall include the name of the operator, the date of training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:      Each previously trained, evaluated and certified forklift operator was not evaluated prior to the expiration of their certification and the employer did not re-certify employees, documenting the operator's name, date of the training, date of the current evaluation, and the name of the person conducting the evaluation.

Issued

Mar 19, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person:                                                                         Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing construction activities and the employer did not provide inspections of the jobsite by a competent person to ensure suitable controls were used.

Issued

Mar 19, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling:       Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet while using a platform attached to the forks and the employer did not ensure a suitable fall protection system was used.

Issued

Mar 19, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:       Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a platform attached to the forks of a forklift and the employer had not provided training to the employees on the hazards associated with working off of the scaffolding platform.