OSHA Inspection: LL & J CONCRETE, INC.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Scaffold rungs were used as a means of access:  a. On or about June 10, 2015, 4th floor, employees were climbing the scaffold rungs to gain access and exit from a one-buck high scaffold system because there was no ladder.  Employees were exposed to a 4 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold was not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity):    a. On or about June 10, 2015, 4th floor, employees performing overhand bricklaying operations on the ends of the scaffolds were not protected from falling 35 feet by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system or any other type of fall protection method.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

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. On or about June 10, 2015, 4th floor, employees erecting scaffold, installing guardrail systems, moving cinder blocks and the mud barrel outside the warning line near the edge of the building were not protected from falling 35 feet by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system or any other type of fall protection.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees:    a. On or about June 10, 2015, 2nd thru 4th floors, covers over the duct work and linen shoots were not secured to prevent accidental displacement.  Employees working near the areas were exposed to an 8 feet 8-inch fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard:  a. On or about June 10, 2015, 2nd thru 4th floors, the covers did not have the word "hole" and employees exposed to an 8 feet 8-inch fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Abate by

Sep 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a. On or about June 10, 2015, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program which included training and an explanation of the new labeling system, safety data sheets and pictograms.  Employees used hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to gasoline, Portland cement and concrete.