OSHA Inspection: FAVORED DESIGN & CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.250(b)(1): Material stored inside buildings under construction shall not be placed within 6 feet of any hoistway or inside floor openings, nor within 10 feet of an exterior wall which does not extend above the top of the material stored.  On or about: 8/27/2019   Location: 3rd floor level  a) Bricks and CMU blocks were placed near deck floor openings and the exterior walls were not extended above the stored stacked blocks and bricks exposing employees working below to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

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.    On or about and times prior to: 8/27/2019  Location: 2nd floor; East exposure wall #1   (a) Employees were permitted to climb the scaffold end frames to access and egress the scaffolding platforms when transferring CMU block to the 3rd level exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.706(b): All masonry walls over eight feet in height were not adequately braced to prevent overturning and to prevent collapse unless the wall is adequately supported so that it will not overturn or collapse. The bracing shall remain in place until permanent supporting elements of the structure are in place:  On or about and times prior to: 8/27/2019   Location: 2nd floor walls  a) The buildings exposure CMU walls, approximate wall height 11 3, were not adequately reinforced with rebar, grouted and 2nd floor was not poured with concrete before continuing construction.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(a): Structural stability was not maintained at all times during the erection process:  On or about: 8/27/2019  Location: 3rd floor level  a) Structural stability was not maintained during the steel erection process as construction material loads and workers were placed on the 3rd floor prior to the C-joist ends being solidly built into masonry wall pockets, metal bridging not completed, and corrugated steel floor decking not secured to the "C-Joists" against unintended movement which exposed employees to a collapsing floor fall, struck-by and caught-in/between hazards.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(e)(1)(iii): Bundles of metal decking on joists shall be landed in accordance with 1926.757(e)(4);  On or about: 8/27/2019  Location: 2nd floor  a) Bundles of metal Q decking were landed on the 2nd floor C joist and existing deck that was not fully bridged, connected, and secured exposing employees to collapsing floor fall, struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(e)(5)(i): Except as provided in 1926.760(c), metal decking was not laid tightly and immediately secured upon placement to prevent accidental movement or displacement:  On or about: 8/27/2019  Location: 3rd floor level  a) Corrugated Q deck was not laid tightly on the 2nd and 3rd floors and immediately secured to the C- Joists upon placement to prevent unanticipated movement during erection exposing employees to collapsing floor fall, struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(e)(6)(i): A derrick floor was not fully decked and/or planked and the steel member connections completed to support the intended floor loading:  On or about and times prior to: 8/27/2019   Location: 3rd floor level; East exposure wall #1 section  a) Construction loads of CMU blocks and bricks and were placed on the 2nd floor derrick floor before completion, in that, steel member connections were not completed exposing employees to collapsing floor fall, struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.  On or about: 8/27/2019 Location: 3rd floor level  (a) Employees engaged in steel erection activity were exposed to a fall hazard of 22 feet were not provided with guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest restraint or positioning systems near a stairwell opening on the 3rd floor deck.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926:   On or about and times prior to: 8/27/2019   Location: 2nd floor   a) Employer failed to provide a complete guardrail system at the 2nd floor landing exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders 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 immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired:  On or about and times prior to: 8/27/19  Location: 1st to 2nd floor  a) Defective job-made ladder was not taken out of service or tagged in such a way to prevent workers from accessing floors under construction exposing workers to a fall hazard.   Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to abate the hazardous condition include:   1. Institute a comprehensive inspection program to identify all job made wooden ladders. Inspect the ladders for defects including, but not limited to, missing filler blocks, crack, damage, rot, etc.   2. Complying with ANSI A14.4, American National Standard Safety Requirements for Job Made Wooden Ladders, sections 4.3 Ladder width, 4.5.1 Cleat attachment and 4.5.2 Filler Blocks or replacing job-made wooden ladders with metal, wooden, or fiberglass ladders manufactured in accordance with applicable ANSI standards.   3. The ladders width shall be at least 16 inches, but no more than 20 inches  4. Cleats shall be attached to the narrow face of each side rails.  5. Inserting filler blocks (of the same thickness as the rungs/cleats) between the rungs/cleats. Filler blocks shall be butted tightly against the underside of each rung/cleat.