OSHA Inspection: VEKO CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 5, 2019

Abate by

Oct 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a)  On or about September 25, 2019; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 1, item number 1, group a from inspection 1407414 which was issued on June 17, 2019 and had a final contest date of July 25, 2019.  b)  On or about September 25, 2019; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 1, item number 1, group b from inspection 1407414 which was issued on June 17, 2019 and had a final contest date of July 25, 2019.  c)  On or about September 25, 2019; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 2, item number 1, from inspection 1407414 which was issued on June 17, 2019 and had a final contest date of July 25, 2019.  d)  On or about September 25, 2019; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 2, item number 2, from inspection 1407414 which was issued on June 17, 2019 and had a final contest date of July 25, 2019.  e)  On or about September 25, 2019; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 2, item number 1, from inspection 1407414 which was issued on June 17, 2019 and had a final contest date of July 25, 2019.

Issued

Jun 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 27, 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)  At 1305 S Sunnyslope Court, Lot 13 The Cottages at Cloverleaf, Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 12, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick masonry activities from a two buck high scaffold which was not fully planked exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 13.9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(4)(xii): Guardrails meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section were not provided on the open sides and ends of each landing.  a)  At 1305 S Sunnyslope Court, Lot 13 The Cottages at Cloverleaf, Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 12, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick masonry activities from a two buck high scaffold which did not have guardrails on the outside portion and the end caps of the second buck exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 13.9 feet to the ground below.  b)  At 1305 S Sunnyslope Court, Lot 13 The Cottages at Cloverleaf, Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 12, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick masonry activities from the outriggers on a a two buck high scaffold which did not have guardrails on the end caps exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 17.1 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $5,683

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches:Note:  Does not apply if the platform was designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping or had guardrails that blocked employee access to the end.  a)  At 1305 S Sunnyslope Court, Lot 13 The Cottages at Cloverleaf, Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 12, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick masonry activities from a two buck high scaffold with the platform extended more than 24 inches on each side exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 17.1 feet to the ground below.  THE VEKO CONSTRUCTION, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(B)(5)(I) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1329131, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, GROUP B AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 16, 2018, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2615 DUNKIRK CIRCLE, LOT 208 EAST RICHLAND, AUBURN, ALABAMA.

Issued

Jun 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $5,683

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)  At 1305 S Sunnyslope Court, Lot 13 The Cottages at Cloverleaf, Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 12, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure a ladder was provided for employees working from a two buck high scaffold exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 13.9 feet to the ground below.   THE VEKO CONSTRUCTION, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(E)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1329131, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 16, 2018, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2615 DUNKIRK CIRCLE, LOT 208 EAST RICHLAND, AUBURN, ALABAMA.

Issued

Jun 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $5,683

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 1305 S Sunnyslope Court, Lot 13 The Cottages at Cloverleaf, Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 12, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick masonry activities from a two buck high scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 17.1 feet to the ground below.   THE VEKO CONSTRUCTION, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(G)(1)) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1329131, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 16, 2018, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2615 DUNKIRK CIRCLE, LOT 208 EAST RICHLAND, AUBURN, ALABAMA.