OSHA Inspection: M&M INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 15, 2018

Abate by

Jun 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(a)(2): Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer provided the modification has been certified in writing by the manufacturer or by any other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing laboratory, to be in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2-1969 and this section and to be at least as safe as the equipment was before modification.     The employer is failing to ensure that any form of "field modification" to an aerial lift is approved  by the manufacturer in order to prevent failure of the unit.  This was most recently documented at 265 N. Showboat Boulevard. Hastings, Nebraska on or about January 26th, 2018, when an aerial lift was used to lift materials by wrapping a lifting sling around the knuckle of the boom and attaching it to a load.  Employees were utilizing a Sunbelt Model 86-S to lift materials on the site without prior approval from the manufacturer to ensure this vehicle capable of this type of activity.

Issued

May 15, 2018

Abate by

Jun 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  Note:  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system.      The employer is failing to ensure that employees are protected from fall hazards in the work place while working in aerial lifts.  This was most recently documented at 265 N. Showboat Boulevard. Hastings, Nebraska on or about January 25th through 26th, 2018, where personnel were utilizing an aerial lift without fall protection.  An Employee was working from a Sunbelt Model 86-S aerial lift without being attached to the basket of the lift with a personal fall arrest system.  The employee was wearing a harness but did not connect to the attachment point within the basket of the lift.

Issued

May 15, 2018

Abate by

Jun 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.     The employer is failing to provide training to employees who utilize aerial lifts exposing them to the hazards associated with improper use of the lifts.  This was most recently documented at 265 N. Showboat Boulevard, Hastings, Nebraska on or about January 25 through 26th, 2018 when the employer had employees working on the basket of a man lift without tying off.  Employees are performing work from aerial lifts and have not received any form of training regarding their utilization.

Issued

May 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.753(d)(1): Routes for suspended loads shall be pre-planned to ensure that no employee is required to work directly below a suspended load:       The employer is failing to ensure employees are protected from overhead struck-by hazards associated with suspended loads.  This was most recently documented at 265 N. Showboat Boulevard, Hastings, Nebraska on or about January 25th, 2018 when materials were lifted utilizing the boom of a Sunbelt Model 86-S aerial lift.   Employees are exposed to struck-by hazards due the suspended load being lifted above them with no previous planning to ensure that employees would not be in the area below the lifting path of travel.

Issued

May 15, 2018

Abate by

Jun 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems.         The employer is failing to ensure employees are protected from fall hazards during steel erection activities on a mixing tower.  This was most recently documented at 265 N. Showboat Boulevard, Hastings, Nebraska on or about January 26th, 2018 when the employees were working on the platform of the tower approximately 60 feet in elevation without any type of fall protection system.  An employee sustained fatal injuries after falling from the tower to the ground below.

Issued

May 15, 2018

Abate by

Jun 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761:      The employer is failing to ensure employees performing steel erection activities are trained the requirements of this section.   This was most recently documented at 265 N. Showboat Boulevard, Hastings, Nebraska on or about January 26th, 2018 when employees were working on the steel platform of an erected mixing tower without utilizing fall protection.  Employees had either had no training or were trained and did not understand the information given to them to in order to protect them from fall hazards while working at elevation.