OSHA Inspection: FRAME & FINISH CARPENTERS, INC.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $319.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about January 7, 2020 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001                           11/26/2019     01                                    002                           10/15/2019 01                                    003a                          10/15/2019     01                                    003b                          10/15/2019 01                                    004                            10/15/2019 01                                    005                            10/15/2019 02                                    001                            10/15/2019

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3126.00 · Current $3126.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above address, an employee was required to operate a powered industrial vehicle and had not been provided with training, including but not limited to formal instruction, practical training and an evaluation of the operators performance, thereby exposing employees to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3751.00 · Current $3751.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an  employee working on the ground, below framing activities, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $4376.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms without being specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:  a.  On or about August 14, 2019, at the a above addressed jobsite, a job made platform/attachment was placed on the forks of a rough terrain powered industrial vehicle, Lull No. 346933, and was used to elevate an employee, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  a.  On or about August 14, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was using and riding on a job made work platform attached to the forks of a rough terrain powered industrial vehicle that was not secured to forks, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately twenty-three (23) feet.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $4376.00

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. On or about August 14, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing carpentry operations from a job made work platform on the forks of a rough-terrain forklift, approximately twenty-three (23) feet above the ground, was exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of fall protection.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $4376.00

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:  a.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the third floor, were exposed to ends of rebar that were not guarded on the ground level, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with impalement.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3751.00 · Current $3751.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a. On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, extension ladders to access the upper floors were separated, both the bottom an top were used independently, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls of twelve (12) feet.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3751.00 · Current $3751.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:  a.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, a ladder inspection was not conducted by a competent person, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately:   a.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, a fiberglass extension ladder with broken and split side rails was not removed from service, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8752.00 · Current $8752.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations next to window openings on the second floor, eleven (11) feet six (6) inches above the ground, were not protected from falling, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  b.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations on the second floor were exposed to a fall of eleven (11) feet six (6) inches above the ground created by the presence of unguarded floor openings.    c.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations on the third floor were exposed to a fall of twenty-three (23) feet four (4) inches above the ground created by the presence of unguarded wall openings.   Frame & Finish Carpenters, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1310815, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on July 19, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 231 West Scott Street, Chicago, IL  60610.

Issued

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8752.00 · Current $8752.00

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.  On or about August 15, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladders used to access the second floors did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.  Frame & Finish Carpenters, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in osha inspection number 1310815, citation number 1, item number 4b and was affirmed as a final order on July 19, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 231 West Scott Street, Chicago, IL 60610.