OSHA Inspection: REAL CONTRACTORS, LLC

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition.   a) Jobsite - Employees conducting precast concrete operations were exposed to flying particle hazards, while cutting rebar with a Stihl 14" cutting wheel, without the use of eye or face personal protective equipment.  Observed on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.   a) Jobsite - The employer did not provide a safe means of access to the scaffolds on the form walls by the use of portable ladders, hook-on ladders or other acceptable means.  Employees walked single planks from the grounds and sidewalk to access the top of the form walls from where they would then walk to their work area inside the form walls, approximately 12 feet above ground level.  Observed on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) Jobsite - Employees conducting precast concrete operations from a supported scaffold were exposed to fall hazards, approximately 11 feet above ground level, without the use of a fall protection system.  Noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

May 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be 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) Jobsite - The employer did not train their employees to recognize the hazards that are present when working from a  supported scaffold, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(6): Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems:  a) Jobsite - Employees conducting precast concrete operations were exposed to fall hazards while working from ramps, approximately 12 feet above ground level, without guard rails systems.    Noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge 6 feet or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  a) Jobsite - Employees who performed precast concrete operations from the top of form walls, approximately 12 feet above ground level, were exposed to fall hazards without the use of a fall protection system.  Observed on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

Apr 18, 2017

Abate by

May 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $7,605

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a) Jobsite - The employer did not provide a training program for each employee in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards working from the top of form walls during precast concrete operations.  Noted on or about 10/18/16.  The employer name was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1125937, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on 9/14/16, with respect to a workplace located at2143-49 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146.