OSHA Inspection: SUNCOAST PROJECTS, LLC

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  On or about October 12, 2019, on floors eight through eighteen of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site at 1031 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, employees used hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, diesel fuel for a forklift and arc welders/generators, acetylene gas for cutting torches, and 7018 welding rods, without the benefit of hazard communications training.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(a): Building or structure exits were not so arranged and maintained as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it was occupied:  On or about October 12, 2019, on floors seven through eighteen of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site at 1031 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, employees performed steel erection activities where means of egress were not maintained as to allow free and unobstructed egress.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(d)(1): The employer did not provide personal protective equipment, at no cost, to the employees.  On or about October 12, 2019, on floors seven through eighteen of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site at 1031 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, employees performing steel erection work were required to provide their own personal protective equipment such as fall protection harnesses, lanyards and hard hats. This condition exposed employees to the selection of inadequate personal protective equipment that may not adequately protect employees.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(a): Structural stability was not maintained at all times during the erection process:  On or about October 12, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site at 1031 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, employees performed steel erection activities where connections between steel beams on the sixteenth floor and columns on the fifteenth floor were not per contract documents, exposing employees and other workers at the jobsite to struck-by and crushing hazards.  Follow AISC Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition, Table, Available Shear Strength of Bolts.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b): Fall Hazard Training. The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.   On or about October 12, 2019, on floors eight through eighteen of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site at 1031 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, employees erected steel, installed decking, and installed stairs in open shafts from the ground to upper floors, without employer provided training regarding appropriate fall protection methods to avoid the hazards associated with elevated work areas.