OSHA Inspection: OLANS CONTRACTING SERVICE

Issued

2015-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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) On April 28, 2015 and at times prior thereto; second floor front area; employees were not wearing head protection to protect them from falling material or equipment by those employees working above.

Issued

2015-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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) On April 28, 2015 and at times prior thereto; second floor front area; employees operating portable equipment such as, but not limited to, nail guns were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2015-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) On April 28, 2015 and at times prior thereto; second floor front area; employees framing a new remodeled office building were observed walking the trusses and working near the edge of the outside wall without fall protection in place to prevent them from falling an estimated 22 feet to ground level.

Issued

2015-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed   a) On April 28, 2015 and at times prior thereto; second floor front area; the extension and step ladders used to access the working platform were not properly extended above the working platform. The extension ladder was extended 18 inches above the platform.

Issued

2015-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On April 28, 2015 and at times prior thereto; second floor front area; employees were using step ladders in the closed position exposing them to a fall hazard of eight feet.

Issued

2015-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step.   On April 28, 2015 and at times prior thereto; second floor front area; the six foot step ladders used to access the roof area were not tall enough to extend three feet, which resulted in the employees using the top step to access the working platform exposing employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the second floor platform.