OSHA Inspection: ORION CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION GUAM

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,539 Reduced

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.    USO Top of the Rock interior area: The cover for the circuit breaker had been removed during painting operations, exposing energized wiring components inside. Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,463 · Current $1,232 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    USO Top of the Rock interior area: The 120 volt outlet mounted to the beam was energized and did not have a faceplate affixed. Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $2,173 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolding was not fully planked or decked:    USO Gazebo Area: Employees were installing shingles on the gazebo from a supported scaffold that was missing planks on the walking and working platforms. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(9): Wood platforms were covered with an opaque finish so as to obscure the top or bottom surface  USO Gazebo Area: Employees were installing shingles on the gazebo from a supported scaffold that had wooden plank(s) covered with a black opaque material. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  USO Gazebo Area: Employees were installing shingles on the gazebo from a supported scaffold that was resting partially on rubber matting and cardboard, causing instability in the footing. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  USO Gazebo Area: Employees were installing shingles on the gazebo from a supported scaffold that had not been inspected for defects by a competent person prior to the work conducted. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:  USO Gazebo Area: Employees were installing shingles on the gazebo from a supported scaffold that was missing cross braces between the frames. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iii): Hand soap or similar cleansing agents was not provided.  USO Gazebo Area: Hand soap and/or hand sanitizer was not provided for employees using the restroom. Employees were exposed to sanitation hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iv): Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling, convenient to the lavatories, were not provided.   USO Gazebo Area: Hand towels, or an alternative drying method, was not provided for employees after using the restroom. Employees were exposed to sanitation hazards.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  USO Gazebo Area: A copy of the safety data sheet for the CustomBlend Standard Thin-Set Mortar was maintained at the Safety Supervisor's office and not readily accessible to the employees installing tiles in the gazebos. Employees were exposed to skin irritation and/or caustic burns from the portland cement.