OSHA Inspection: ARC INDUSTRIES LLC

Issued

May 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,116 · Current $3,558 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    a). Dugout Building (1st Base Side) - On or about April 11, 2018, employees installed metal roof panels onto the building's roof without the use of a fall protection system, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.4 feet.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,846 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were being used on unstable and unleveled surfaces without being secured to prevent accidental displacement.    a). Dugout Building (1st Base Side) - On or about April 11, 2018, employees used a White Cap fiberglass stepladder (model: WC970) that was not positioned on a stable and leveled surface, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9.5 feet.

Issued

May 11, 2018

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.  a). Dugout Building (1st Base Side) - On or about April 11, 2018, employees used the top cap and top step of a White Cap fiberglass stepladder (model: WC970), thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9.5 feet.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,846 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling ladders and/or stairways.    a). Dugout Building (1st Base Side) - On or about April 11, 2018, the employer did not provide training to employees on how to properly use and set-up a White Cap fiberglass stepladder (model: WC970), thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9.5 feet.