OSHA Inspection: MD CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS INCORPORATED

Issued

Jan 4, 2018

Abate by

Jan 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  As of December 28, 2017 the employer had not certified to OSHA that abatement was completed for violations Citation 1 Item 1, Citation 1 Item 2, Citation 1 Item 4, Citation 1 Item 5, Citation 1 Item 6, Citation 1 Item 7a and Citation 1 Item 7b from inspection 1267035, issued on October 26, 2017 with a final order date of  November 29, 2017.

Issued

Jan 4, 2018

Abate by

Jan 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  As of December 28, 2017 the employer had not submitted to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement had been complete for each serious violation which the Agency indicated for  Citation 1 Item 5, Citation 1 Item 7a and Citation 1 Item 7b from inspection 1267035, issued on October 26, 2017 with a final order date of  November 29, 2017.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by, crushing, and caught between hazards associated with the installation of inadequately braced prefabricated metal plate connected wood roof trusses.  Site- Employees working below and in between inadequately braced prefabricated metal plate connected wood roof trusses were exposed to struck by, crushing, and caught between hazards. The supporting trusses of a two part piggyback metal plate connected wood roof truss assembly were installed the entire length of the roof and construction loads were applied to the trusses prior to the installation of the required continuous lateral restraint and diagonal bracing.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a. Site- Employees were exposed to fall and struck by hazards where the employer did not have a competent person conduct inspections of the jobsite to identify hazardous work conditions and take prompt corrective action.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a. Site- An employee working with a crane accepting crane loads was not protected from over head struck by hazards where head protection was not worn.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a. Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected from eye injuries where eye protection was not worn.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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.  Roof- Employees climbing up and working from the top chord of supporting piggyback wood roof trusses were not protected from falls between 10 feet 8 inches and approximately 19 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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:  Site- Employees working from the roof without fall protection were not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  Site- Employees were not protected from a fall hazard where a ladder was not provided to access the top chord of roof trusses approximately 19 feet from the ground. Employees were climbing from the bottom chord of the roof trusses to the top chord of the trusses without a ladder, an elevation difference of approximately 8 feet 6 inches.

Issued

Oct 26, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 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:   Site- Employees were not protected from a fall hazard while using a Werner 8 foot step ladder to access the bottom chords of roof trusses that were 10 feet 8 inches from the floor. Employees were standing on the top of the step ladder to pull themselves up to the roof trusses.