OSHA Inspection: BRICKER EXCAVATING

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  During demolition work at 600 S. Main St. (elementary school), Monroe City, a crane operator, who was involved in an accident at the site during July, 2018, was not trained on crane operation.  Crane operators were not certified.  (Note: crane operation training and certification may be reviewed at 1926.1427. Although the crane training and certification requirement of the standard is being re-written, training to operate a crane is required under 1926.21(b)(2).)  (This violation was corrected by the employer discontinuing crane operation.)

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $1663.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  At the 600 S. Main St., Monroe City demolition sight (elementary school) where work was being done with possible overhead impact hazards, hard hats were not worn on the day of the inspection, July 24, 2018.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

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 use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated):  At the 600 S. Main St., Monroe City demolition sight (elementary school) where work was being done from an aerial lift, harnesses were not worn on the day of the inspection, July 24, 2018.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $1663.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations:  An engineering survey, to determine structural integrity of the building and the potential for unexpected collapse during demolition, was not performed for the demolition project at approximately 600 S. Main, Monroe City, a three story, brick building.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.