OSHA Inspection: GTH CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING, LLC.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    (a) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees were working from a pump jack scaffold installing siding to an apartment complex, approximately 15 feet from the scaffold platform to the uneven ground without a fall protection system in place.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees required to perform work on scaffolding were not trained by the employer to recognize the hazards or procedures to control the hazards associated with the scaffold.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    (a) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees were working from a pump jack scaffold while installing siding on a residential apartment building that is supported with poles that were not secured at the bottom to prevent collapse.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  (a) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, the employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections/audits of the work site, as evident by employees being exposed to existing and predictable hazards, such as, but not limited to working on a scaffold without a fall protection system in place, scaffolding not braced properly, and improper use of ladders.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 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) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees were installing pump jack scaffold bracing on edge of a roof that measured approximately 30 foot eave to ground and did not have a fall protection system in place to protect them from falling.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-12 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) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees required to work from heights of up to 30 feet were not trained on the hazards of working from heights or procedures to be followed to protect themselves.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    (a) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees were using a 24 foot extension ladder to access the roof of a residential apartment building, the ladder was not extended at least 3 feet to allow for safe access to and from the ladder.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  (a) Locust Street:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, employees were using ladders on the job site and were not trained on the hazards associated with ladders and the proper procedures and requirements to minimize the hazards.

Issued

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety and health program as may be necessary to comply with the General safety and health provisions covered in 29 CFR 1926.20:    (a) Fairmont:  On or about November 17, 2015, and times prior, at the worksite, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements:     1.  Management Commitment and Leadership      A.  Policy statement: goals established, issued, and communicated to employees.      B.  Program Reviewed Annually.      C.  Participation in safety meetings, inspections; agenda item in meetings.      D.  Adequate commitment of resources.      E.  Safety rules and procedures incorporated into site operations.      F.  Management observations of safety rules.      2.  Assignment of Responsibility          A.  Safety designee on site, knowledgeable, and accountable.      B.  Supervisors' (including foremen) safety and health responsibilities understood.      C.  Employees adherence to safety rules.      3.  Identification and Control of Hazards      A.  Periodic site inspection program involving supervisors.      B.  Preventive controls in place (PPE, Maintenance, and Engineering Controls).      C.  Action taken to address hazards.      D.  Safety Committee, where appropriate.      E.  Technical reference materials available.      4.  Training and Education      A.  Supervisors receive basic safety and health training.      B.  Specialized training taken when needed.      C.  Existence of an employee training program, which is ongoing and effective.      5.  Recordkeeping and Hazard Analysis      A.  Records maintained of employee illnesses/injuries, and posted.      B.  Supervisors perform incident investigations, determine causes, and propose corrective action.      C.  Injuries, near misses, and illnesses are evaluated for trends, similar causes; corrective action initiated.      6.  First Aid and Medical Assistance      A.  First aid supplies and medical services available.      B.  Employees informed of medical results.      C.  Emergency procedures and training, where necessary.