OSHA Inspection: GENCORP SERVICES

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jun 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,074 Reduced

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).    The controlling employer is failing to protect employees from electrocution hazards. At the time of the inspection, no site inspections had been conducted to review electrical hazards for the temporary electric service which was used to power the suspended scaffold.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jun 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 controlling employer is failing to protect workers 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

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jun 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling, or alteration and such activities were not performed by only experienced and trained employees:    The controlling 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 to ensure that a complete fall protection system was in place before it was used by two sub-contracted employees on 6/4/18.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jun 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,074 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 controlling employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. Two  subcontracted 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

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jun 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 controlling employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. Two subcontracted 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

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jun 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,074 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 controlling employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. Two subcontracted 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.