OSHA Inspection: JAR DESIGN CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors:    In the parking lot at the back of the building, there were no ground fault circuit interrupters or assured equipment grounding conductor program to protect employees that used 110 VAC concrete mixer.  No identification plate was visible.  Employees that used the concrete mixer to mix water with cement were exposed to the hazards of contacting electricity.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    (a.) In the parking lot at the back of the building, there was no grounding continuity between the grounding pin on the plug of a flexible cord and the grounding screw in the control box for a 110 VAC concrete mixer.  No identification plate was visible.  Employees that used the concrete mixer to mix water with cement were exposed to the hazards of contacting electricity.  (b.) In the parking lot at the back of the building, there was no grounding pin on the extension cord that provided power to a 110 VAC concrete mixer.  No identification plate was visible.  Employees that used the concrete mixer to mix water with cement were exposed to the hazards of contacting electricity.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not being protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On the exterior backside of the building, there was no fall protection for about 20 feet along an 80 foot long exterior walkway.  Employees that used the walkway to access the second level interior were exposed to the hazard of falling from a height of about 11 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural 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:     On the exterior backside of the building, there was no midrail or equivalent in the guardrail system for about 40 feet along an 80 foot long exterior walkway.  Employees that used the walkway to access the second level interior were exposed to the hazard of falling from a height of about 11 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $714.00 Reduced

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 one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    On the exterior backside of the building, there were no stairrail systems along the unprotected sides of the stairways that led to the second level.  There were 8 risers to a 5.5 foot high landing and 8 risers to the 11 foot high second level.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from heights that varied up to 11 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems:     On the exterior backside of the building, there were no guardrail systems on stairway landing for the stairway that led to the second level.  The landing was 10 feet long by 5 feet wide.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from a height of about 5.5 feet to the concrete below.