OSHA Inspection: DAKOTA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $7,605

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting face pieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the face piece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  A tight fitting face piece was worn by one employee with facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the face piece and the face.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,985 · Current $7,985

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) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof and were not protected from falls, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 26 feet 3 inches to the ground below.     b) South side of roof, west end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof and were not protected from falls, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 8 inches to a lower roof.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,985 · Current $7,985

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(iii): A snap hook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snap hook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snap hook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snap hook keeper and release itself:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof with multiple snap hooks engaged to a single D-ring anchor, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 26 feet 3 inches to the ground below.     b) South side of roof, west end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof with multiple snap hooks engaged to a single D-ring anchor, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 8 inches to a lower roof.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof while connected to ropes that were passing over/in contact with sheet metal roof brackets, and not protected from abrasion, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 26 feet 3 inches to the ground below.     b) South side of roof, west end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof while connected to ropes that were passing over/in contact with sheet metal roof brackets, and not protected from abrasion, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 8 inches to a lower roof.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof, using a personal fall arrest system that was not inspected prior to use for wear, damage, and deficiencies, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 26 feet 3 inches to the ground below.     b) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof, using a personal fall arrest system that was not inspected prior to use for wear, damage, and deficiencies, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 10  feet 8 inches to a roof below.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $6,338

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof, with a personal fall arrest system that was rigged such that an employee could fall more than 6 feet and/or could make contact with the ground 26 feet 3 inches below.     b) South side of roof, west end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof, with a personal fall arrest system that was rigged such that an employee could fall more than 6 feet and/or could make contact with a roof 10 feet 8 inches below.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iv): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, did not bring an employee to a complete stop and/or and did not limit maximum deceleration distance to 3.5 feet (1.07 m):    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof, with a personal fall arrest system that was rigged such that the deceleration distance was greater than 3.5 feet, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 26 feet 3 inches to the ground below.     b) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were working at the edge of a barrel roof, with a personal fall arrest system that was rigged such that the deceleration distance was greater than 3.5 feet, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 8 inches to a roof below.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $6,338

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(1)(ii): Respirators were not used during Class II work where asbestos containing material was not removed in a substantially intact state:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Respirators were not used by employees while performing Class II asbestos work, removing asbestos containing material (ACM).

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $6,338

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(4)(i): The "competent person" did not examine work suits worn by employees at least once per work shift for rips or tears that may occur during the performance of work:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were performing Class II asbestos work while wearing protective suits that were torn and not examined by a competent person for rips or tears.     b) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were performing Class II asbestos work while wearing protective suits that were not fully worn in that they were tied around their waists and not examined by a competent person.

Issued

Aug 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(4)(ii): The employer did not immediately mend or replace employees' work suits when rips or tears were detected:    a) South side of roof, east end, on or about 7-20-17:  Four employees were performing Class II asbestos work while wearing protective suits that were torn and or not worn to fully covered to protect their bodies.