OSHA Inspection: GULF COAST CONTRACTING, LLC.

Issued

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments:     (a) Highway 53 near Tilden, WI; The powered industrial truck was equipped with an attachment not specified for use by the manufacturer as a wooden fabricated lift basket was utilized to lift employees.

Issued

2015-12-31 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 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) Highway 53 near Tilden, WI; The powered industrial truck equipped with a wooden fabricated lift basket had no midrails.

Issued

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.62 to use a respirator:    (a) Highway 53 near Tilden, WI; All employees required to wear tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested annually; four of the employees were last fit tested in 2013.

Issued

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iii): Lanyards connected to horizontal lifelines or structural members on a two-point suspension scaffold were not equipped with additional independent support lines and automatic locking devices capable of stopping the fall of the scaffold in the event one or both of the suspension ropes fail:    (a) Highway 53 near Tilden, WI; Employees were not connected to an independent support system as employees lanyards were connected to the same support system as the scaffolding.

Issued

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that all protective clothing was removed at the completion of a work shift only in change areas provided for that purpose as prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2):   (a) Highway 53 near Tilden, WI; Employees abrasive blasting did not remove protective clothing, in a designated change area, at the completion of every work shift.