OSHA Inspection: WATERSIDE CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,545 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:           a) Exterior of Building - Front Scaffold: Employees working below carpenters, were exposed to head injury while working on a scaffold without the use of hard hats, on or about 12/6/19.

Issued

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,545 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.           a) Exterior of Building - Front Scaffold: Employees were exposed to eye injury while engaged in masonry activities without the use of eye or face protection, on or about 12/6/19.

Issued

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,908 · Current $1,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:       a) Exterior of Building -  Front Scaffold: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately  4 feet while engaged in masonry activities from a welded frame scaffold that was resting on a plank over a hollow block without a base plate, on or about 12/6/19.

Issued

Jan 31, 2020

Abate by

Feb 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,181 · Current $1,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under paragraph (d) of this section are identical to those set forth at paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178.         a) Exterior of building - Ground Level: The employer did not ensure that the operator of the all terrain forklift was certified, on or about 12/7/19.