OSHA Inspection: 98 CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,630

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59: 29 CFR 1926.59:  An employer engaged in construction activities did not comply with the requirements set forth in Part 1910, Section 1200, Hazard Communication:  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  Employees were working with chemicals without having been HAZCOM trained and without having SDS's available upon request.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1)(i): Safety of equipment was not determined on the basis of suitability of the equipment for an identified purpose as evidenced by listing, labeling, or certification for that identified purpose.  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  Inside the elevator, a quad outlet box was hanging from the power cord, secured with tape, and not secured to a solid surface.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph:   a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  In the basement, inside the service panel, no cover was in place exposing workers to contact live electrical circuits.    b)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  In the stairwell, multiple lighting fixtures hung by their wires, with contacts exposed and with open junction boxes, exposing workers to contact with live electrical circuits.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  Workers use a variety of power tools and supplied electrical power throughout the building without GFI protection.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  Inside the elevator shaft pit, employees used a 4 foot step ladder placed against the wall of the pit to enter and exit, where the top level of the ladder was flush with the upper floor surface and did not extend at least 3 feet above this landing.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:(a)  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  Inside the elevator shaft pit, employees used a 4 foot step ladder placed against the wall of the pit to enter and exit, and not opened with the spreaders locked as it is designed to be used.

Issued

Oct 12, 2017

Abate by

Oct 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 6/6/17:  Inside the elevator shaft pit, employees used a 4 foot step ladder placed against the wall of the pit to enter and exit, requiring to step onto and off of the top of the ladder.