OSHA Inspection: SAFETY CHOICE GENERAL SERVICES LLC

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a. Site- Employees were exposed to fall, struck by, trip, fire, electrical, and entrapment hazards where the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite conducted by a competent person.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a. Site- Employees working a carpenter bracket scaffold were not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the scaffold was not inspected by competent person prior to each work shift.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  a. Site- Employees were not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where a carpenter bracket scaffold was not erected by or under the direction of a competent person.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  Site- Employees were not protected from trip and fire hazards where scrap lumber with protruding nails was not kept clear of work areas, passageways, and stairs in buildings A and B.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a. Site- Employees were not protected from over head struck by hazards where head protection was not worn.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a. Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected from eye injuries where eye protection was not worn.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:  a. Building B- Employees were not protected from fire and entrapment hazards where fire extinguishers were not available on each floor of the building.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a. Building B- Employees working from a carpenter bracket scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where the work platform was not fully planked.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports:  a. Building A: Employees working from a carpenter bracket scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 40 feet where the scaffold work platform was subject to a collapse hazard. Wood planking forming the work platform overlapped between scaffold support brackets. A makeshift wood support was added under the overlap and did not provide adequate support for the platform.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a. Building B- Employees working from a carpenter bracket scaffold were exposed to a fall of approximately 40 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:  a. Building B- Employees erecting and working from carpenter bracket scaffolding were not provided with training to recognize hazards from the employer.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. Site- Employees exposed to fall hazards were not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a. Building B- Employees working inside the roof trusses were exposed to falls between approximately 10 and 40 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a. Building B- Employees working from the roof were not protected from a fall of approximately 40 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  a. Building B- Employees were not protected from falls between approximately 10 to 30 feet through floor holes.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  a. Building B- Employees were not protected from falls between approximately 10 and 40 feet where wall openings were not guarded.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:  a. building B- Employees were not protected from falls of up to 30 feet where guardrail systems installed across wall openings lacked a mid rail.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a. Building B- An employee working from an interior stairway was not protected from a fall of over 10 feet where a stair rail system was not installed along the unprotected edge.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval:  a. Site- Employees operating and working near a JLG 10054 all terrain forklift were not protected from struck by hazards where the forks were supporting a homemade trash box that was not centered on the forks and was not firmly attached to the forklift. The modification was not made with the manufacturer's written approval.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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):  a. Site- Employees were not protected from struck by hazards where a JLG 10054 all terrain forklift was operated without ensuring that each operator had completed all of the required operator training including refresher training and performance evaluations every three years.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  a. Building A and B- Employees were not protected from slip and trip hazards where interior stairways did not have a handrail.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a. Building B- Employees working between the roof trusses were exposed to a fall hazard where a 10 foot Werner step ladder was used to access the bottom chord of the trusses and the ladder did not extend at all above the landing surface.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a. Building B- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard where a 10 foot Werner and a 6 foot Louisville step ladder were used while in the closed position leaning against wood framing. The 10 foot Werner step ladder was used to access a higher level by leaning against a wood beam.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a. Site- Employees were not protected from slip, trip, and fall hazards where the employer failed to provide training for the proper selection and use of ladders and stairways to minimize hazards.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a. Building B- Extension cords used to supply power to portable power tools were missing ground pins.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a. Building B- Damaged extension cords in use lacked strain relief.

Issued

Jun 2, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  a. Building B- Extension cords with damage to the outer sheath exposing their insulated wires were not taken out of service.