OSHA Inspection: TC CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

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:    This violation occurred on or about August 7, 2015, at a workplace located at 16740 Hill Crest Rd., Dallas, TX; where employees, who were working and walking under construction activities, were not protected from head injuries by wearing hard hats.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:    This violation occurred on or about August 7, 2015, at a workplace located at 16740 Hill Crest Rd., Dallas, TX; where employee, who was working from a scaffold platform 9-inches wide, was not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:    This violation occurred on or about August 7, 2015, at a workplace located at 16740 Hill Crest Rd., Dallas, TX; where an employee, who was working from a temporary work platform that was supported by the forks of lift truck JLG 8042 that was not designed by the manufacturer for such use.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  This violation occurred on or about August 7, 2015, at a workplace located at 16740 Hill Crest Rd., Dallas, TX; where employee, who was working from a temporary work platform that was supported by the forks of lift truck JLG 8042. The elevated platform from which employee was working was not attached to the forks, and the forklift truck was moved horizontally.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:    This violation occurred on or about August 7, 2015, at a workplace located at 16740 Hill Crest Rd., Dallas, TX; where employee, who used mobile scaffold to perform the work while scaffold caster and wheel were not locked, was exposed to the hazards of falling to the ground below.