OSHA Inspection: MONTGOMERY CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

Jun 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about May 3, 2019 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001a                          04/01/2019 01                                    008b                          04/01/2019

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Apr 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    a. On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to construction.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but not limited to, the hazards related to construction.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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:    a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on a scaffold, below roofing activities, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a. On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold, ten (10) feet four (4) inches above the ground, that was not provided with base plates or mud sills, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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.      a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations from a tubular welded framed scaffold, ten (10) feet four (4) inches above the ground, was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:    a.  On or about,  September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations from a tubular welded framed scaffold, ten (10) feet four (4) inches above the ground, was exposed to a fall hazard due to the lack of a guardrail system, at the end of the outrigger platform.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing and masonry operations were exposed to falls, of ten (10) feet, created by the presence of unprotected stairwell opening.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a. On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing and masonry operations were exposed to falls of approximately twenty (20) feet, created by the presence of a wall opening.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations on a steep sloped (6:12) roof, greater than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Apr 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately.  a.  On or about September 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an aluminum extension ladder with bent side rails was not removed from service, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.