OSHA Inspection: IRON ZONE, INC.

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

Mar 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,751 · Current $0 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:    On January 10, 2019, employees working around a crane with hoisted loads were not protected by hard hats, exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

Mar 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,751 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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:     On or about January 10, 2019, employees were working around protruding reinforcing steel that was not guarded, exposing employees to an impalement hazard.      Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

Mar 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems.    On or about January 10, 2019, employees engaged in a steel erection were not protected from a fall while installing metal decking, exposing employees to a fall of over 30 feet.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

Mar 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1404(q)(2): 29 CFR 1926.1404(q)(2): The outriggers were not set to remove the equipment weight from the wheels, except for locomotive cranes:    On or about January 10, 2019, an employee hoisting metal decking with a Terex BT3670 crane did not have the outriggers set to remove the weight from the cranes wheels, exposing the operator to the hazards associated with a crane roll over.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

Mar 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(d)(1): Visual inspections were not performed by a competent person prior to each shift for apparent deficiencies of the equipment that was used:   On or about January 10, 2019, an employee was operating a Terex BT3670 crane without conducting a pre-shift inspection, exposing employees to the hazards associated with using a crane prior to a visual inspection.   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d)

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1427(a)(1): The employer must ensure that each operator is trained, certified/licensed, and evaluated in accordance with this section before operating any equipment covered under subpart CC, except for the equipment listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.     On or about January 10, 2019, the employer did not ensure the crane operator was trained, certified/licensed, and evaluated in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1427.       Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Feb 27, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,751 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1428(a): The employer of the signal person did not ensure that each signal person met the qualifications requirements of paragraph (c) of this section prior to giving any signals:     On or about January 10, 2019, the employer did not ensure the signal person had the qualifications and requirements of paragraph (c) prior to signaling a crane, exposing employees to the hazard associated with hoisting loads with a crane.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).