OSHA Inspection: THE DAIMLER GROUP INC.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  a.  On the site where steel erection was being performed, the General Contractor did not provide a competent person able to recognize steel erection issues such as, but not limited to, lack of fall protection, and unsfe use of aerial lifts thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics, as applicable:  a.  On the site where employees worked out of a JLG Aerial Lift, the General Contractor did not provide training for the Superintendent in the safe use of operating the aerial lift thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On the site where employees were connecting, attaching bridging and attaching bracing, the General Contractor did not provide fall protection training to the Superintendent relating to steel erection and the requirements pertaining to working at heights which exceeded 15 feet thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.