OSHA Inspection: BULKA INC.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d) NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.178(l) of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) On May 8, 2017, the employer did not train and evaluate the employee operating the Lull Model 1044-C-54 rough terrain forklift.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met:    a) On May 8, 2017, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) that would describe or include at least the following:    1) Requirement for labeling and other forms of warning;  2) Safety data sheet availability;  3) Employee information and training;  4) A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace;  5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and  6) Methods to provide other employer(s) access to safety data sheet, information on any precautionary measures and labeling system used in the workplace.    Workers were exposed to crystalline silica and Portland cement while mixing and applying masonry mortar.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(iii): Ties, guys, braces, or outriggers were not installed to prevent the tipping of supported scaffolds in all circumstances where an eccentric load, such as a cantilevered work platform, was applied or was transmitted to the scaffold:    a) On May 8, 2017, employees were working from cantilevered scaffold work platforms where ties, guys, braces or outriggers were not installed.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) On May 8, 2017, employees were working from tubular welded frame scaffolds and the scaffold legs did not bear on base plates.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:  a) On May 8, 2017, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 25 feet while accessing the work platform of a tubular welded frame scaffold.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels of fabricated frame scaffolds were not secured together laterally with cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or a combination thereof:  a) On May 8, 2017, employees were performing bricklaying from a fabricated frame scaffold which was not secured together with cross bracing.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Employee(s) performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold were not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity):    a) On May 8, 2017, an employee was performing bricklaying from a tubular welded frame scaffold and was not protected from falling greater than 25 feet.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

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 protective from falling by the use of a guardrail system, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On May 8, 2017, employees performing masonry work on the third floor of a building under construction were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 25 feet.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:    a) On May 8, 2017, employees were working on the third floor of a building under construction and were not protected from falling greater than 11 feet through the floor hole to the levels below.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:  a) On May 8, 2017, employees performing masonry work on the third floor of a building under construction were exposed to fall hazards greater than 11 feet where guardrail systems were not equipped with midrails.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a) On May 8, 2017, employees were using a stairway that was not equipped with a stairrail system on the unprotected sides between the first, second and third floors of the building.