OSHA Inspection: ALL FINISH CONCRETE

Issued

Apr 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,377 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards:    (a) On November 14, 2018, and at times prior for the employee exposed to a ten foot fall hazard who was elevated on the forks of a CAT TH514C Telehandler while conducting concrete activities with no fall protection in the vicinity of 26th Avenue South & 41st Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.    Abatement Note: Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazard is to follow the requirements of the manufacturers recommendations for machine operation which clearly state, Lift or lower personnel only in an approved work platform.

Issued

Apr 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not ensure that each employee operating a powered industrial vehicle had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  (a) On November 14, 2018, and at times prior for the employee operating the CAT TH514C Telehandler without training in the vicinity of 26th Avenue South & 41st Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): An employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical 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 November 14, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to a ten foot fall hazard while working on the floor edge pouring concrete without the benefit of fall protection in the vicinity of 26th Avenue South & 41st Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 16, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    (a) On November 14, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to impalement hazards from protruding rebar that they were working beside and above in the vicinity of 26th Avenue South & 41st Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.