OSHA Inspection: SCHMITT CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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) Schmitt Construction LLC., at 303 Emmett Trail, Harrisburg SD, 57032: On and before June 1, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure all forklift operators were trained in operation of powered  industrial trucks in that the operators were not trained in the use of the Pettabone, model # 6036 rough terrain forklift prior to its use. This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of improper forklift operation.      Abatement Note:  Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    (a) Schmitt Construction LLC., at 303 Emmett Trail Harrisburg SD, 57032:  On and before June 1, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure employees were protected from fall hazards associated with using an off road forklift as a means of mobile scaffolding.  Employees placed a piece of plywood on the forks of the off-road forklift and as a result of doing so, resulted with an employee falling from the platform.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     (a) Schmitt Construction at 303 Emmett Trail, Harrisburg SD, 57032:  On and prior to June 1, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure employees were protected from injury, in that two employees installing roof sheeting on a residential property were not utilizing a fall protection system. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.    (a) Schmitt Construction, LLC., at 303 Emmett Trail, Harrisburg SD, 57032:  On or before June 1, 2017 the exposing employer did not report an accident on their site that occurred when an employee fell from a platform on a forklift to the ground below.