OSHA Inspection: SOUSA DESIGN ARCHITECTS INC.

Issued

2020-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph.    Location: Jobsite    On or about January 7, 2020, workers were exposed to electrical shock hazards while working where live parts of an electrical panel had not been guarded against accidental contact.

Issued

2020-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(c): All electric, gas, water, steam, sewer, and other service lines were not shut off, capped, or otherwise controlled, outside the building line before demolition work was started. In each case, any utility company which was involved was not notified in advance.    Location: Jobsite    On or about January 7, 2020, workers were exposed to electrical shock and natural gas explosion hazards while working in a structure under demolition where the electric and natural gas utilities had not been cut and caped outside the building line.

Issued

2020-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).    Location: Jobsite    On or about January 7, 2020, workers were exposed to fall hazards of over six feet to the next lower level while working where edges were unguarded and where an unguarded outside door opening and floor holes were present.

Issued

2020-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(i): Floor openings, not used as material drops, were not securely covered.    Location: Jobsite    On or about January 7, 2020, workers were exposed to falls to the next lower level while working where floor openings that were not used as material drops were uncoverd.

Issued

2020-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail.    Location: Jobsite    On or about January 7, 2020, workers were exposed to fall hazards while using a stairway where at least one handrail had not been provided.