OSHA Inspection: BIG D CONCRETE, INC.

Issued

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8906.00 · Current $5344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members shall be installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there is no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.  a) Slump rack: On or about November 21, 2019 and at time prior thereto, the stairway did not have a midrail.

Issued

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5937.00 · Current $3562.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(b)(2): Airhose. Hose and hose connections used for conducting compressed air to utilization equipment shall be designed for the pressure and service to which they are subjected.     a.     This violation was observed on November 21, 2019, where employees exposed to struck-by hazards while operating air hoses with clamps that were not rated for the pressure (85-100 psi) that was being used with an air compressor.

Issued

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $833.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Hand soap or similar cleansing agents shall be provided.    a.     This violation was discovered on November 21, 2019, in the mechanic shop.    b.     This violation was discovered on November 21, 2019, in three (3) portable toilets.

Issued

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling, convenient to the lavatories, shall be provided.  a.     This violation was discovered on November 21, 2019, in the mechanic shop.    b.     This violation was discovered on November 21, 2019, in three (3) portable toilets.

Issued

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $833.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.    a)  The employer did not ensure employees were protected from fire hazards. This violation was observed on November 21, 2019.    b)   At least one (1) Amerex fire extinguisher was hanging on a sidewall post without an inspection tag;