OSHA Inspection: WORLD WRECKING AND SCRAP SALVAGE SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.     The employer is failing to protect employees from an electrocution hazard. The suspended scaffold was powered by a 208volt electric SPIDER motor that was not equipped with ground fault protection or assured grounding program.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(10): Ropes were not inspected by a competent person prior to each workshift and replaced if any physical damage impairing the function and strength of the rope existed.    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. The single point adjustable scaffold was installed in the freight elevator #1 Chase on 5/23/18 by SAFWAY employees. The scaffold wire rope support cable was not inspected by a competent person before it was used by two World Wrecking employees on 6/4/18.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(12)(iv): Clips shall be inspected and retightened to the manufacturer's recommendations at the start of each workshift thereafter;    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. The single point adjustable scaffold was installed in the freight elevator #1 Chase on 5/23/18 by SAFWAY employees. The scaffold was clips were not inspected by a competent person before it was used by two World Wrecking employees on 6/4/18.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. The single point adjustable scaffold was installed in the freight elevator #1 Chase on 5/23/18 by SAFWAY employees. The scaffold and scaffold components was not inspected by a competent person before it was used by two World Wrecking employees on 6/4/18.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. Two World Wrecking employees were using a single-point adjustable suspension scaffold to access an empty elevator shaft and were not protected by an adequate personal fall arrest system. Employees were not attached to independent vertical lifelines.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3): In addition to meeting the requirements of 1926.502(d), personal fall arrest systems used on scaffolds shall be attached by lanyard to a vertical lifeline, horizontal lifeline, or scaffold structural member.     The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. Two World Wrecking employees were using a single-point adjustable suspension scaffold to access an empty elevator shaft and were not protected by an adequate personal fall arrest system. Employees were not attached to independent vertical lifelines.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15)(ii):  Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest systems were not designed, installed and used under the supervision of a qualified person:    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. Two World Wrecking employees were using a single-point adjustable suspension scaffold to access an empty elevator shaft and were not protected by an adequate personal fall arrest system. Employees were not attached to independent vertical lifelines with approved anchorages.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(23): Personal fall arrest systems were attached to guardrail systems or to hoists:    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. Two World Wrecking employees were using a single-point adjustable suspension scaffold to access an empty elevator shaft and were not protected by an adequate personal fall arrest system. Employees were attached to the guardrail system of the single-point suspension scaffold.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1):  The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics, as applicable:  (1) The nature of scaffold hazards;   (2) The correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question;   (3) The design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity and intended use of the scaffold;   (4) Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart.    The employer is failing to protect employees from a fall hazard. World Wrecking had not conducted fall hazard training for employees utilizing a single-point suspension scaffold to access an empty elevator shaft. Two employees were not wearing an adequate fall protection system when the scaffold failed on 6/4/2018.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(3): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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 training shall include the proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold.     The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. World Wrecking had not conducted fall hazard training for employees utilizing a single-point suspension scaffold to access an empty elevator shaft. Employees had not been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for installing a vertical lifeline and rope grab fall arrest system.Two employees were not wearing an adequate fall protection system when the scaffold failed on 6/4/2018.