OSHA Inspection: SWEETSER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2015-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees building a form for a storm drain on a road expansion construction project during elevated heat conditions were exposed to excessive heat:    On or about June 10, 2015 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to excessive heat conditions when performing tasks associated with the construction of storm drains at a road expansion construction project.    Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement to correct this hazard is to establish a heat stress management program which incorporates guidelines from the ACGIH's threshold limit values and biological exposure indices and/or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) document, "Working in the Hot Environments," and OSHA's safety and health topics page on Occupational Heat Exposure. Such a program may include, but is not limited to:

Issued

2015-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident     On June 11, 2015 at Washington Regional Medical Center, an employee of Sweetser Construction Company, Inc. died following a workplace illness. The employer failed to report the incident to OSHA within the eight hour time period as required.

Issued

2015-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  On June 10, 2015 at the worksite located at 1850 E. Huntsville Road, Fayetteville, Arkansas, an employee sustained an illness resulting in inpatient hospitalization. The employer failed to report the incident to OSHA within the twenty-four hour time period as required.