OSHA Inspection: DUFFY CRANE AND HAULING, INC.

Issued

2019-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $8525.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) On or about July 6, 2019, and at times prior, temployees were exposed to falls where the employer did not ensure that workers securing tarps on top of a 14 ft tall structure with a flat top were protected where no guard rails, safety nets, or fall arrest systems were provided or put in place.     Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet.

Issued

2019-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $11934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      (a) On or about July 6, 2019, and at times prior, employees were exposed to injury from falls where the employer did not ensure that a 16 foot extension ladder that was not long enough to extend the side rails at least 3 feet above the working surface was secured at the top, and that a grasping device was in place to assist employees mounting and dismounting the ladder.     Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet.

Issued

2019-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    (a) On or about July 6, 2019, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees using a ladder to access the top of a structure were properly trained on the hazards of improper ladder use.    Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet.