OSHA Inspection: THE IRON SHOP LLC

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, workers were exposed to various hazards while operating propelled scaffolds such as scissor and aerial lifts without the benefit of training provided by a qualified person.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, the employer did not provide training in the identification and elimination of fall hazards to workers exposed to fall hazards.   Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761:  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, the employer did not train steel erection workers in the identification and elimination of fall hazards unique to steel construction work.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, workers were exposed to falling approximately 21 feet when climbing outside the protective rails of a scissor lift to access open web steel joists.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, workers were exposed to fall hazards while operating an aerial lift up to 21 feet high without wearing a body belt or harness and lanyard.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $28000.00 · Current $28000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet or more above a lower level, was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, workers installing liner panel without fall protection were exposed to falling approximately 21 feet to ground level while in areas including the leading edge of a deck and on support beams, including a worker who sustained severe injuries after falling 21 feet as he walked along an I-beam.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): 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 above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems:  a) On or about September 11, 2015, and at times prior, workers performing steel erection without fall protection were exposed to falling approximately 21 feet to ground level while in areas including the leading edge of a deck and on support beams, including a worker who sustained severe injuries after falling 21 feet as he walked along an I-beam.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent for recordable injuries and illnesses.  a) On or about September 12, 2015, and at times prior, the employer did not maintain records of recordable injuries and specifically, a hospitalization following a September 11, 2015 fall resulting in multiple broken bones was not recorded.   Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).  Acceptable abatement is completing required records for 2011 to present.

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  a) On or about September 12, 2015, and at times prior, a representative of The Iron Shop did not advise OSHA that a worker was hospitalized after falling 21 feet to ground level while engaged in a construction activity.