OSHA Inspection: WORCESTER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $311.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  As of October 19, 2018, the employer had not certified to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violations for Citation 1 Item 1a, Citation 1 Item 1b, Citation 1 Item 1c, Citation 1 Item 1d, Citation 1 Item 2, Citation 1 Item 3 and Citation 1 Item 4 issued on July 27, 2018 with a final order date of September 21, 2018 had been abated.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $311.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  As of October 19, 2018, the employer had not submitted to the agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each serious violation for which the agency indicated in the citation that such abatement documentation was required for Citation 1 Item 1a, Citation 1 Item 1b, Citation 1 Item 1c, Citation 1 Item 1d, Citation 1 Item 2, Citation 1 Item 3 and Citation 1 Item 4 issued on July 27, 2018 with a final order date of September 21, 2018.

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports:  54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 employees were observed working from a pump jack scaffold which had Two 24 foot planks and One 30 foot plank lashed together to make one continuous platform and the splices did not overlap only over the supports exposing employees to collapse hazards.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 employees were not provided with a safe means of access to a 32 Foot high Pump Jack Scaffold be means of a ladder, stair tower or acceptable access means.  Employees were observed exiting the scaffold via windows in the adjacent structure, exposing them to fall hazards in excess of 16 feet.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 employees were observed working from an Alum-A Pole pump jack scaffold which had not been erected under the supervision or direction of a competent person exposing employees to potential collapse hazards due to critical missing parts such as additional bracing, minimum number of support poles and incorrectly spliced planks.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.   54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 employees were working from a pump jack scaffold which was not secured to the structure by means of rigid triangular bracing or other equivalent at the top, bottom and other points necessary to prevent accidental tip over or collapse.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).  54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 employees were observed working from a pump jack scaffold which was erected within the minimum clearance distance of 10 feet exposing employees to electrical shocks and burns.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 employees were observed working from a pump jack scaffold and were not protected from falls by use of guard rail systems, or personal fall arrest systems from heights in excess of 16 feet to the next lower level (ground).   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

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.   54 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA: On or about July 11, 2018 the employer had not provided a training program for each employee working from a pump jack  scaffold which included but was not limited to electrical hazards, erection, dismantling and installation and maintenance of fall protection systems.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).