OSHA Inspection: ELITE WELDING LLC

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a)  On or about September 6, 2018, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards at the following locations: - into the mechanical shafts to the east of the "screen porch;" the mechanical shafts were 14 feet deep; - into the stair well at the north end of the "screen porch;" the stair well was 12 feet deep; and - off of the south end of the at the west corner or the "screen porch;" the fall hazard was greater than 6 feet.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes, by covers:    (a)  On or about September 6, 2018, and at times prior, employees were exposed to injuries from tripping in or stepping into rectangular floor holes on the concrete deck on the west side of the building under construction.  Although large holes were covered, the smaller holes between the larger ones, had no covers.  These uncovered holes were greater than 2 inches wide in their least dimensions.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  (a)  On or about September 6, 2018, and at times prior, workers were exposed to falls while ascending and descending the stairway access to the "screen porch" area concrete decking, in that the stairway did not have hand rail or stairrails systems along the open sides.  The stairway had four risers and rose 35 inches.    Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    (a) On or about September 6, 2018, employees were exposed to impalement hazards on uncapped rebar while working on the deck on the west side of the building under construction.  Iron workers were working above the uncapped rebar found at the edges of the west deck, and in the mechanical shafts.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").