OSHA Inspection: G&C CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 22, 2019

Abate by

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $11,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(1): The employer did not make sure that the materials being hoisted when employees were hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load were rigged to prevent unintentional displacement.    Location - 189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA:    On or about February 28, 2019, employees were exposed to crushing/struck by hazard when crane loads were double picked.

Issued

Aug 22, 2019

Abate by

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $5,967 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.    Location - 189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA. Fourth floor decking and ground level.    On or about February 28, 2019, employees were exposed to crushing/struck by hazards when bundles/loads of construction material were placed on a carpet dolly that was not rated for the weight of bundle/load.

Issued

Aug 22, 2019

Abate by

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $11,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.250(b)(1): Material inside a building(s) under construction was stored within 10 feet of an exterior wall(s) which did not extend above the top of the material being stored.    Location - 189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA. Fourth floor deck.    On or about February 28, 2019, employees placed (landed) a double pick crane load on fourth floor deck within ten feet of the floor's edge.

Issued

Aug 22, 2019

Abate by

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c)(3): The employer did not barricade the area to which objects could fall, did not prohibit employees from entering the barricaded area, and did not keep objects that could fall far enough away from the edge of a higher level so that the objects would no go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced.    Location - 189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA. Fourth floor.    On or about February 28, 2019, three employees were exposed to construction material that fell from fourth floor to ground level that was not barricaded to prevent displacement.

Issued

Aug 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $5,967 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.250(b)(8)(i): Used lumber did not have all nails withdrawn before stacking.    Location - 189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA. Second and third floor.    On or about March 14, 2019, employees were exposed to protruding nails where scrap wood was stowed in several locations on multiple floors.

Issued

Aug 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $17,050 · Current $0 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.    Location - 189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA. Fourth floor (various locations on floor).    On or about February 28, 2019, employees were exposed to protruding reinforcing steel in several locations on the fourth floor decking.    G&C Concrete Construction, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1926.701(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1364723, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 12, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA.