OSHA Inspection: KILLER CONCRETE LLC

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1015.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16    a) Employees were working on and below form bracket scaffolds. The employees were not wearing hard hats.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1688.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:    location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16    a) Employees were working from form bracket scaffolds. The platform was only 12 inches wide.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1688.00 Reduced

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:    location: entire site  on or about: 6/17/16    a) Employees were working from form bracket scaffolds. The employees were not provided with scaffold safety training.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 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:  location: entire site on or about: 6/17/16    a) Employees were using an 8 ft. ladder to access a trench excavation.  The employees were not provided with ladder safety training.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1353.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:    location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16      a) Employees had to travel more than 25' while egressing a 200' long trench.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2363.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:    location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16      a) Employees were working in a trench that was up to 15 feet deep. A competent person did not perform a daily inspection.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2363.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16      a) The employer did not provide cave-in protection for employees who were working in a trench that was up to approximately 15 feet deep.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1015.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail,  was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:      location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16      a) Employees were using an 8 ft. ladder to access a trench excavation.  The ladder only extended above the ground surface approximately 1 foot.

Issued

2016-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1015.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used only for the purpose for which they were designed:      location: east side of site  on or about: 6/17/16      a) Employees were using an 8 ft. A-frame ladder to access/egress a trench excavation.  The ladder was used in the leaning position. The spreaders were not opened up.