OSHA Inspection: LG SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Nov 15, 2019

Abate by

Jan 6, 2020

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 must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  a.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent November 4, 2019.  b.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 2a nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent November 4, 2019.  c.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 2b nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent November 4, 2019.  d.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 3a nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent November 4, 2019.  e.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 3b nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent November 4, 2019.  f.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 4 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent November 4, 2019.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they were not equipped with such guards when in use:  a. Site - On or about April 18, 2019, employees were exposed to amputation hazards while operating the table saw where the blade guard was missing and not in place to prevent the hazard.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm):  a. Site - On or about April 18, 2019, employees engaged in siding installation were exposed to a fall hazard where the working platform extended over its supports by more than 18 inches.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of platforms were more than 14 inches (36 cm) from the face of the work where guardrail systems were not erected along the front edge and/or personal fall arrest systems were not used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:  a. Site -  On or about April 18, 2019, employees engaged in siding installation were exposed to fall hazards where the working platform was more than 14 inches away from the working surface of the building.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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. Site - On or about April 18, 2019, employees were not provided with safe means to the reach the elevated pump jack scaffolding system where an access ladder was not provided or utilized.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:  a. Site - On or about April 18, 2019, employees engaged in siding installation from the elevated pump jack scaffolding system were exposed to a fall hazard where fall protection was not provided or utilize to prevent falls of over 19 feet.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles of pump jack scaffold(s) were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing, or equivalent, at the bottom, top and other points as necessary:  a. Site - On or about April 18, 2019, the support poles for the pump jack scaffolding system were not adequate in that the support poles were not secured at the bottom to prevent kick out or collapse of the system while in use.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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. Site - On or about April 18, 2019, the Werner 20 foot extension ladder utilized for accessing the roof area did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof.