OSHA Inspection: JBS ALLPHASE CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE INC.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,984 · Current $2,590 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, the employer did not ensure that employees used eye protection when using Sto Powerwall Stucco 80301, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,709 · Current $1,761 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(iii)(C): The employer did not ensure that each cord set, attachment cap, plug and receptacle of cord sets, and any equipment connected by cord and plug, except cord sets and receptacles which are fixed and not exposed to damage, were not visually inspected fofore each day's use for external defects, such as deformed or missing pins or insulation damage, and for indicationsof possible internal damage.    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, flexible cords on electric power tools were not inspected prior to use, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points:  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, extension cords running through a metal doorway was not protected from damage, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,577 · Current $3,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, a fabricated frame scaffold was not fully planked, exposing employees to fall hazards.    (b) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, a trestle ladder scaffold was not fully planked, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,577 · Current $3,625 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 was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, employees were not provided with fall protection while working from the roof, exposing employees to falls of approximately 15 feet.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees performing work from the roof of a building, exposing employees to falls of approximately 15 feet.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,577 · Current $3,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(2)(iv): Hook-on and attachable ladders were not specifically designed for use with the type of scaffold used:    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, a portable extension ladder attached to a fabricated frame scaffold was not designed for use as an attachable ladder, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, a portable extension ladder used to access a fabricated frame scaffold did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, a portable extension ladder used to access a fabricated frame scaffold and was not designed for use as an attachable ladder, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, a portable extension ladder used to access a fabricated frame scaffold was not used at a 4:1 angle, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, employer did not provide effective training to employees using portable extension ladders, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,780 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, portable step ladders used in an active restaurant drive-thru, were not barricaded to prevent displacement from vehicle traffic, exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,984 · Current $2,590 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, the employer did not have safety data sheets on site for Sto Powerwall Stucco 80103 being used, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Abate by

Jan 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, the employer did not provide training to employees using Sto Powerwall Stucco 80103, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,374 · Current $4,143 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    (a) 700 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia - On or about 6/28/2017, employees were allowed to use portable power tools with damaged power cords, exposing employees to electrical hazards.    JBS All Phase Construction & Maintenance Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1053404, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 6/30/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 4170 Church Rd, Mount Laurel, NJ.