OSHA Inspection: J&M CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented:  On or about February 11, 2015, and at times prior thereto, employees were framing the residential apartment complex under construction up to approximately 52 feet high without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.  The J&M Construction company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 991416, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/17/2014 with respect to a workplace located at 11349 Alamo Ranch Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78254.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

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:  On or about February 11, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a training program for all employees exposed to fall hazards.  The program shall include training and instruction in the following areas: a)  The recognition and identification of fall hazards in the work area; b)  The use and operation of guardrail systems (including perimeter safety cable systems), personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, fall restraint systems, safety net systems, and other protection to be used; c)  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; d)  The procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and through or into holes and openings in walking/working surfaces and walls; and e)  The fall protection requirements of this subpart.  The J&M Construction company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 991416, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/17/2014 with respect to a workplace located at 11349 Alamo Ranch Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78254.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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.  Instance (a) On or about February 11, 2015, a forklift operator left the truck unattended to assist in the framing of the elevator shaft without fully lowering the boom, exposing employees of being struck by the boom or forks.  Instance (b) On or about February 11, 2015, an employee climbed out onto the forks of the extended boom approximately 12 feet high while framing the elevator shaft of the parking garage under construction without an approved personnel platform, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  Ref: ANSI B56.1-1969 603 E.