OSHA Inspection: A E M CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a) At the construction site, 2103-2109 Engelmohr, Houston, Texas, where inspections of the job site, materials and equipment were not made by a competent persons in that the designated competent persons did not know that they were the designated competent persons and were not familiar with OSHA standards applicable to construction work.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(iv): There was not at least one fire extinguisher located adjacent to stairways on each floor of a multistory building:  a)  At 2105A Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  b)  At 2103A Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  c)  At 2107D Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  d)  At 2105C Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  e)  At 2109A Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  f)  At 2109B Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  g)  At 2105F Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.  h)  At 2105E Engelmohr, where no fire extinguishers were available inside the town house.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a)  At 2103A Engelmohr, where stairway from the third to the fourth floor was not equipped with a stairrail system along its open side.  b)  At 2105A Engelmohr, where the stairway from the first floor to the second floor was not equipped with a stairrail system along its open side.  c)  At 2105C Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairway between the third and fourth floors was not equipped with a stairrail system.  d)  At 2105C Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairway between the second and third floors was not equipped with a stairrail system.  e)  At 2105C Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairway between the first and second floors was not equipped with a stairrail system.  f)  At 2107D Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs between the third and fourth floors was not equipped with a stairrail.  g)  At 2107D Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs between the second and third floors was not equipped with a stairrail.  h)  At 2107D Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs between the first and the second floors was not equipped with a stairrail.  i)  At 2109B Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs from the first to the second floors lacked a stairrailing.  j)  At 2109B Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs from the second to third floors lacked a stairrailing.  k)  At 2105E Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs from the first to the second floors lacked a stairrailing.  l)  At 2105E Engelmohr, where the open side of the stairs from the second to third floors lacked a stairrailing.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(4): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members were not provided between the top rail of the stairrail system and the stairway steps:        a)  At 2103A Engelmohr, where no midrail was installed on the stairrail system between the second floor and the third floor.  b)  At 2103A Engelmohr, where no midrail was installed on the stairrail system between the first floor and the second floor.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

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:  a)  On or about September 13, 2019, at 2107C Engelmohr, Houston, Texas, where an employee performing roofing work, more than 50 feet above the ground, was not protected from falling by any type of a fall protection system.  b)  At 2103A Engelmohr, where the open side of the second floor was not equipped with a complete guardrail system in that the midrail was missing.  c)  At 2105A Engelmohr, where the open side of the second floor was not equipped with a guardrail system.  d)  At 2105C Engelmohr, where the open side of the second floor was not equipped with a guardrail system.  e)  At 2107D Engelmohr, where the open side of the second floor was not protected by a guardrail system.  f)  At 2109B Engelmohr, where the open side of the second floor was not protected by a guardrail.  g)  At 2109B Engelmohr, where the open side of the third floor was not protected by a guardrail.  h)  At 2105E Engelmohr, where the open side of the second floor was not protected by a guardrail.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:  a)  At 2109A Engelmohr, where the poles of pump jack scaffolding were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing at the bottom.  An employee was installing siding from the scaffold, more than 40 feet above the ground.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:  a)  At 2109A Engelmohr, where the platform of a pump jack scaffold on the west side of the townhouse extended over its bearer by approximately 6 feet.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Jan 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  a)  At 2109A Engelmohr, where employees working from a pump jack scaffold, more than 40 feet above the ground, were not protected from falling by a complete guardrail system.  The midrail had not been installed.