OSHA Inspection: CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  a. In regards to citation 1, item 1, issued on October 28, 2015, the employer has failed to submit abatement certification within ten days of the abatement date, November 9, 2015.  The violation read as follows:    29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables shall be protected from damage. Sharp corners and projections shall be avoided. Flexible cords and cables may pass through doorways or other pinch points, if protection is provided to avoid damage.  a. At the James Road Gate of DSCC, the extension cord powering the drill used on the roof was damaged and was exposed to a pinch point from being run through a doorway, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  b. In regards to citation 1, item 4, issued on October 28, 2015, the employer has failed to submit abatement certification within ten days of the abatement date, November 17, 2015.  The violation read as follows:     29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:    Or in the alternative:    29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): "Retraining." When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where: Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.  Note: The following appendices to subpart M of this part serve as non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the appropriate requirements of subpart M of this part:  a. The employees were working at approximately 16 feet without fall protection or adequate training, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:   a. In regards to citation 1, item 2, issued on October 28, 2015, the employer has failed to submit abatement certification and documentation within ten days of the abatement date, November 17, 2015.  The violation read as follows:    29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than two 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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as used as a means of access:  a. Employees climbed over the top rail of the scissor lift to gain access to the roof, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Nov 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables shall be protected from damage. Sharp corners and projections shall be avoided. Flexible cords and cables may pass through doorways or other pinch points, if protection is provided to avoid damage.  a. At the James Road Gate of DSCC, the extension cord powering the drill used on the roof was damaged and was exposed to a pinch point from being run through a doorway, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Nov 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as used as a means of access.  a. Employees climbed over the top rail of the scissor lift to gain access to the roof, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.  a. The employees were working on the roof to install trim without fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Nov 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b): Fall hazard training. The employer shall train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.   a. The employees were working at approximately 16 feet without fall protection or adequate training, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.   Or in the alternative:   29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): "Retraining." When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where: Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill. Note: The following appendices to subpart M of this part serve as non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the appropriate requirements of subpart M of this part.