OSHA Inspection: TOWN CENTRE, LTD.

Issued

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:  a) Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that that a personnel platform was designed by a qualified person.  The employer provided a Sunstate Equipment rough terrain forklift model 8042 for the framing subcontractor's use.  The framing subcontractor connected a job-made wooden work platform to this rough terrain forklift to lift framers to perform exterior work on a three story townhome.  The platform design did not include a complete guardrail system around all sides, a section of the floor was not level and had a 4" x 20" gap, and a toeboard was not installed on the open side of the platform.  This condition exposed framing subcontractor employees to fall hazards from height and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): Snap hooks were connected  directly to webbing, rope or wire rope:  a) Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer allowed snap hooks to be connected directly to the rope used for anchorage of a rope grab fall protection system.  Framing subcontractor employees were engaged in residential framing activities up to 25 feet high, and the personal fall arrest system snap hook was looped around a structural beam top plate and attached directly to the rope.  One framing employee was installing trusses and sheathing on a three story residential building while using this anchorage with a shock-absorbing rope grab fall protection system.  This system for anchorage had been used and available for all other framing subcontractor employees working at the job site.  The manufacturer's manual for this fall protection system indicated that this was an inappropriate connection for anchorage of the vertical lifeline.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards from height.

Issued

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:  a) Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that lifelines were protected against being cut or abraded.  The employer provided a Sunstate Equipment rough terrain forklift model 8042 for the framing subcontractor's use.  The framing subcontractor connected a job-made wooden work platform to this rough terrain forklift to lift framers to perform exterior work on a three story townhome.  The vertical lifeline rope used for fall protection on the platform was looped around the fork attachment and connected to itself.  The fork attachment that the rope was attached to had an edge which could cause the rope to be cut or damaged during normal use and in the event of a fall.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards from height.  This condition exposed framing subcontractor employees to fall hazards from height.  b)  Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that lifelines were protected against being cut or abraded.  Framers were engaged in residential framing activities up to 25 feet high, and the personal fall arrest system snap hook was looped around a structural beam and attached directly to the rope.  The rope was fed up to the roof and bent at a 90 degree angle across the edge of a wood beam to the area where the framer had been working.  One framing employee was installing trusses and sheathing of a three story residential building while using the vertical lifeline system.  This system for anchorage had been used and available for all other framers working at the job site.  This condition exposed framing subcontractor employees to fall hazards from height.

Issued

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 nor contact any lower level:  a) Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level.  Framing subcontractor employees used a Sunstate Equipment rough terrain forklift model 8042 to hoist a wooden job-made personnel platform, and the employees used a shock-absorbing lanyard to connect to the mast.  The employer did not ensure that the personal fall arrest system was rigged in a manner such that the employee could not free fall more than 6 feet not contact a lower level.  This condition exposed the framing subcontractor employee to fall hazards.        b)  Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level.  Framing subcontractor employees were framing the second story, and sheathing the roof, using a shock absorbing personal fall arrest system anchored to a structural top plate.  This shock absorbing lanyard and anchorage point did not stop the employee from falling more than 6 feet nor from coming into contact with the lower level.  This condition exposed framing subcontractor employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:  a) Town Centre, Ltd. located at 208 Galena Street Frisco, CO 80443:  On and preceding 27 February, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that each subcontractor employee on a walking/working surface was protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes on the third floor of the townhome under construction.  A metal structural beam going from the floor of the third level to the ceiling had several floor holes around the beam which measured approximately 17 inches by 3-6 inches wide.  Framing subcontractor employees were working in the immediate area of the floor holes carrying tools and materials.  The following condition exposed employees to tripping and mechanical injuries.