OSHA Inspection: AARON'S 81 CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs for employees performing gut/rehab work, thereby exposing the employees to fall, struck-by, caught-in/between, burn and electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to gut/rehab work, thereby exposing the employees to fall, struck-by, caught-in/between, burn and electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not provide employees with a fall protection program to recognize and train employees on fall hazards prior to employees being exposed to falls on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(8): When work is finished, when cylinders are empty, or when cylinders are moved at any time, the cylinder valve shall be closed.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected by fire hazards by shutting oxygen and acetylene bottle valves off after work was finished.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.350(j): Additional rules. For additional details not covered in this subpart, applicable technical portions of American National Standards Institute, Z49.1-1967, Safety in Welding and Cutting, shall apply.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not have flashback arrestors on fuel-gas hoses when operating a cutting torch to ensure that employees were protected from fire hazards.     Incorporated by reference: ANSI Z49.1-1967 read under Piping Protective Equipment  3.5.3.2 Approved protective equipment shall be installed in fuel-gas piping to prevent: (1) backflow of oxygen into the fuel-gas supply system (2) passage of a flash back into the fuel-gas supply system; and (3) excessive back pressure of oxygen in the fuel-gas supply system.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed, labeled, or certified equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, there was a metal 4-way outlet box on the third floor that was not mounted therefore subjected to damage, thereby exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard of approximately 120 vac or fire hazard.     b. On or about December 21, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, there was a metal 4-way outlet box on the second floor that was not mounted therefore subjected to damage, thereby exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard of approximately 120 vac or fire hazard.     c. On or about December 21, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, there were two metal 4-way outlet boxes with metal junction boxes on the fourth floor that were not mounted therefor subjected to damage, thereby exposing the employees to an electrical shock hazard of 120 vac or fire hazard.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings. Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings shall be protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter shall be effectively closed. Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall also be effectively closed.  a. On or about December 20, 2019, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, there was a knockout missing on a metal 4-way outlet box on the third floor that was used for electric tools, thereby exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard of approximately 120 vac.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, an employee was working from a mobile scaffold that was not fully planked, thereby exposing the employee to a fall of approximately nine feet 6 inches.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, an employee was working on a mobile scaffold on the 1st floor that did not have a safe means available for employees to access the scaffold plank, which exposed the employee to a maximum fall hazard of nine feet six inches.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, a fabricated frame scaffold was used for tuck-point work on the 3rd floor. The scaffold had no baseplates on all four legs of the scaffolding, thereby exposing the employee to a six foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, a fabricated frame scaffold was used for tuck-point work on the 3rd floor. The scaffold leg poles were placed on hollow clay tile blocks which left the scaffolding on an unstable surface, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazards of approximately six feet.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio on the 1st floor, there was an unprotected open sided floor at the door opening to a dumbwaiter shaft which exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet six inches.     b. On or about December 20, 0218, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio on the 2nd floor, there was not a complete guardrail system (No top rail) near the center room corner stairs which exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet 8 inches.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees were not protected from falling through a five foot by five foot floor hole on the second floor at the dumbwaiter shaft, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 24 feet.      b. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees were not protected from falling through a four foot by seven foot floor hole on the third floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 14 feet.       c. On or about December 21, 2019, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees were not protected from falling through a three foot by five foot floor hole on the third floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 14 feet.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees were not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through floor holes created on the second floor where four foot by seven foot of decking had been removed leaving open floor joists.     b. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees were not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through a 32 inch by 34-1/2 inch floor hole created on the second floor near the northeast corner stairs where the decking had been cut out for the installation of a steel support column.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers shall be secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls on the 1st floor. There was a piece of plywood over a three foot by three foot floor hole that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement, thereby exposing the employees to a slip, trip fall, hazard at a maximum height of approximately eleven feet.     b. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls on the 2nd floor near a stairwell. There was a wooden door used to cover a floor hole that was approximately four feet six inches wide by 5 feet three inches long that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately eleven feet.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls on the 1st floor. There was a piece of plywood over a three foot by three foot floor hole that did not have the word HOLE or COVER to warn of the hazard, thereby exposing the employees to a slip, trip fall, hazard at a maximum height of approximately eleven feet.     b. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls on the 2nd floor near a stairwell. There was a wooden door used to cover a floor hole that was approximately four feet six inches wide by 5 feet three inches long that did not have the word HOLE or COVER to warn of the hazard, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately eleven feet.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c)(3): Barricade the area to which objects could fall, prohibit employees from entering the barricaded area, and keep objects that may fall far enough away from the edge of a higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees were working on the second floor removing brick from an existing dumbwaiter shaft while there were no barricades to protect employees below on the 1st floor and basement, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(j)(1): Toeboards, when used as falling object protection, shall be erected along the edge of the overhead walking/working surface for a distance sufficient to protect employees below.   a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, there were no toeboards located at the center stairs on the 1st floor to the basement, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.851(b): All stairs, passageways, ladders and incidental equipment thereto, which are covered by this section, shall be periodically inspected and maintained in a clean safe condition.  a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not ensure all stairs and passageways were periodically inspected and maintained in a clean safe condition, thereby exposing employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards on stairs and through passageways.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

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, shall be equipped with:  29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): At least one handrail; and  a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from slip, trip and fall hazards when ascending and descending the center stairs to the basement by having at least on handrail.    b. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from slip, trip and fall hazards when ascending and descending the stairs near the front entrance below the stair landing to the basement by having at least one handrail.    c. On or about December 20, 2019, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from slip, trip and fall hazards when ascending and descending the stairs to the basement that were located under the decorative stairs to the second floor with at least one handrail.

Issued

Mar 12, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

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, shall be equipped with:  29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): One stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge.  a. On or about December 20, 2018, located at 20 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls at the center basement stairs with guardrail systems, thereby exposing the employees to a maximum fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.