OSHA Inspection: MC CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Abate by

Apr 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,388 Reduced

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:  Note:  Does not apply if the platform was designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping or had guardrails that blocked employee access to the end.    a) 301002 Heather Lane Bethany Beach, DE - On or about September 19, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that ends of work platforms on a pump jack scaffold did not extend more than 12 inches over the support, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet above grade.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Abate by

Apr 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a) 301002 Heather Lane, Bethany Beach, DE - On or about September 19, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that the pump jack scaffold was inspected for visible defects by a competent person before the work shift.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a height of approximately 12 feet above grade on a pump jack scaffold with deficiencies, including a lack of properly installed guardrails, improperly placed work platforms, and lack of bottom bracing.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 301002 Heather Lane, Bethany Beach, DE - On or about September 19, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that the poles of a pump-jack scaffold were secured to the structure at the bottom.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working at heights of approximately 12 feet above grade from a pump-jack scaffold on which rigid triangular bracing was not installed at the bottom of the poles.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Abate by

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,388 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.    a)301002 Heather Lane Bethany Beach, DE - On or about September 19,2020, the employer failed to ensure that guardrails were installed along all open sides of platforms of a pump jack scaffold.  Where a top rail was installed, a mid-rail and bottom rail were not installed, exposing employees to fall hazards approximately 12 feet above grade.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Abate by

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:    a) 301002 Heather Lane, Bethany Beach, DE - On or about September 19,2020, the employer failed to ensure that guardrails were installed along all open sides of platforms of a pump jack scaffold.  Where a top rail was installed, a mid-rail and bottom rail were not installed, exposing employees to fall hazards approximately 12 feet above grade.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Abate by

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,388 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    a) 301002 Heather Lane Bethany Beach, DE- On or about September 19, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employees were trained to recognize the hazards associated with working on a pump jack scaffold and the procedures to control or minimize the hazards.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working at heights of approximately 12 feet above grade on a pump jack scaffold with deficiencies, improper guardrails, improperly placed work platforms, and improperly braced poles.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Abate by

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,388 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    a) 301002 Heather Lane Bethany Beach, DE - On or about September 19,2019, the employer failed to provide training to employees exposed to fall hazards.  Employees engaged in installing siding from a pump jack scaffold approximately 12 feet above grade were not provided with training related to fall hazards and the methods and procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards.    Abatement Note:  The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:  1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area;  2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used;  5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;  6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection;  7. The role of employees in fall protection plans;  8. The standards contained in this subpart.  The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.