OSHA Inspection: GLENN MILLS' OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): (Accident prevention responsibilities.) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    On or about the 3-day period of Sep. 4 - 6, 2019, located at a commercial jobsite, there were no frequent and regular inspections being performed by a competent person in that employees were: working within 3 feet of an overhead service drop line, energized with 120 volts phase-to-neutral and 240 volts phase-to-phase, that was hanging directly above the employee's head; were not provided warning signs identifying the energized service line drop; were not advised of protective measures to be taken where an energized service line drop existed; working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have guardrails installed; working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked; using a tubular welded frame scaffold that was erected and used without supervision of a competent person; using an extension cord with the ground plug removed; and using an extension cord that had an exposed outer jacket at the base of the female plug.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): (Employer responsibility.) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    (a) On Sep. 4, 2019, located at a commercial jobsite, an employee was performing masonry work within 3 feet of an overhead service drop line operating at 120 volts phase-to-neutral and 240 volts phase-to-phase. The employee had not been instructed on the applicable procedures and/or regulations to recognize and minimize those hazards associated with performing work near energized power lines.    (b) On Sep. 6, 2019, located at a commercial jobsite, an employee was performing masonry work from a partially planked tubular welded frame scaffold while not utilizing a fall protection system at potential fall heights of 12'2" above ground level. The employee had not been instructed on the applicable procedures and/or regulations to recognize and minimize those hazards associated with performing work from a tubular welded frame scaffold.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): "Application." Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    On Sep. 4, 2019, located at the southwest exterior wall of a commercial structure, an employee was exposed to electrical shock hazards while performing masonry work within 3 feet of an overhead service drop line, energized with 120 volts phase-to-neutral and 240 volts phase-to-phase, while not using the appropriate protective equipment for the task.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.    On Sep. 4, 2019, located at the southwest exterior wall of a commercial structure, an employee was exposed to electrical shock hazards while performing masonry work within 3 feet of an overhead service drop line, energized with 120 volts phase-to-neutral and 240 volts phase-to-phase, that was hanging directly above the employee's head.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work is begun the employer shall ascertain by inquiry or direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, is so located that the performance of the work may bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit. The employer shall post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit exists. The employer shall advise employees of the location of such lines, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken.    Prior to beginning work on Sep. 4, 2019, the employer did not post and maintain warning signs identifying the energized service line drop that hung where masonry work was to take place and did not advise employees of protective measures to be taken where an energized service line drop existed. The service drop line was energized with 120 volts phase-to-neutral and 240 volts phase-to-phase.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): ("Use.") Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    On or about Sep. 6, 2019, located at the southwest exterior wall of a commercial structure, a self-supporting tubular welded frame scaffold was not erected and used properly, under the supervision of a competent person, in that employees were not protected from direct and unprotected exposure to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): ("Fall protection.") Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.    On Sep. 6, 2019, located at the southwest exterior wall of a commercial structure, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while performing masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have guardrails installed. Potential fall heights were measured to be 12'2" above ground level.