OSHA Inspection: LUKIM CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached:    a)  At the jobsite at 222 Front Street, on or about 2/5/19:  Workers used an anchor that was installed in a flat configuration and did not have the adequate number or pattern of fasteners as is dictated by the manufacturer.      b)  At the jobsite at 218 Front Street, on or about 2/5/19:  A worker used an anchor that was installed in a flat configuration and did not have the adequate number or pattern of fasteners as is dictated by the manufacturer.    c)  At the jobsite at 218 Front Street, on or about 2/5/19:  A worker used an anchor that was installed in a flat configuration and did not have the adequate number or pattern of fasteners as is dictated by the manufacturer.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  a)  At the jobsite at 218 Front Street, on or about 2/5/19:  A workers used a lanyard where the slack left in the line was such that the worker would have fallen at least 6 feet and likely struck the ground if the equipment was needed.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Abate by

Apr 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:  a)  At the jobsite at 218 Front Street, on or about 2/5/19:  A workers used a lanyard where the slack left in the line was such that the worker would have fallen at least 6 feet and likely struck the ground if the equipment was needed.  Workers also installed and used 3 different anchor points that were not installed according to the manufacturers instructions and would not have provided 5,000 lbs. of strength if the equipment was needed.  Workers demonstrated a lack of training in the deployment of personal fall protection equipment.