OSHA Inspection: DONALD B SMITH INC.

Issued

2018-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9959.00 · Current $9959.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  a) Roof - On or about October 4, 2017 and times prior thereto, employees exposed to holes in the roof created after the roof top units and fans were removed, were not protected from falling approximately 27 feet to the concrete floor below.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2018-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them):  a) Roof - On or about October 4, 2017 and times prior thereto, safety and health inspections were not conducted by an individual who is aware of the safety and health standards and/or an individual who has sufficient authority to control or eliminate the hazard(s).  Employees were not provided personal fall arrest systems while covering roof holes and were exposed to an approximate 27 foot fall to the floor below.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2018-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1423.00 · Current $1423.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illness (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation:  On or about October 16, 2017, the employer did not complete an OSHA Form 300 (or equivalent) in the required detail for the following cases:    a)  Case number 17-08 on the 2017 OSHA 300 Log - Column (F) did not describe the object/substance that directly injured the employee for a work-related injury which occurred on August 11, 2017.  b)  Case number 17-09 on the 2017 OSHA 300 Log - Column (F) did not describe the object/substance that directly injured the employee for a work-related injury which occurred on October 4, 2017.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2018-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1423.00 · Current $1423.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness:  On or about October 16, 2017, the employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 (or equivalent) for the following cases:    a) The employer reported a "days away from work" case for an injury which occurred on August 11, 2017 and the OSHA 301 equivalent (accident report) did not contain the following information:  address, date of birth, date hired, and gender of the injured employee;  the address of the facility where treatment was given;  if the employee was treated in the emergency room or hospitalized overnight;  the case number from the OSHA 300 log;  the time the employee began work.  b) The employer reported a "days away from work" case for an injury which occurred on October 4, 2017 and the OSHA 301 equivalent (accident report) did not contain the following information:  address, date of birth, date hired, and gender of the injured employee;  the address of the facility where treatment was given;  if the employee was treated in the emergency room or hospitalized overnight;  the case number from the OSHA 300 log;  the time the employee began work.  No abatement certification or documentation required.