OSHA Inspection: TOTEM CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access:               a) Employees were not provided with safe access to ladder jack scaffolding at an elevation of approximately 8 feet.              No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Sep 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $7,700 Reduced

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) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from pitched roof surfaces without fall protection.      Totem Construction, LLC., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 933664, citation 2, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 24, 2013, with respect to a worksite located at 706 Waukegan Road, Glenview, Illinois.     Totem Construction, LLC., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 465345, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on July 18, 2012, with respect to a worksite located at 5839 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago, Illinois.         In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.