OSHA Inspection: COLUMBUS COPPER AND SLATE

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,453 · Current $2,227 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or before January 8, 2020, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program such as but not limited to a fall protection and scaffold safety program, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 30 feet.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,453 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.  a. On or before January 8, 2020, where a telehandler forklift was used to support a scaffold platform, the platform was not secured to the forklift, thereby exposing employees to a 30-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,453 · Current $2,227 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): No modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment shall be made without the manufacturer's written approval. If such modifications or changes are made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly. In no case shall the original safety factor of the equipment be reduced.  a. On or before January 8, 2020, where a telehandler forklift was modified by the addition of a personnel platform for employees to work from while conducting roofing work, the employer failed to obtain the forklift manufactures' written permission and the plates, tags, or decals were not changed, thereby exposing the employees to a 30-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,905 · Current $4,453 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a. On or before January 8, 2020, where an employee was installing slate to the roof of a house, the employee was not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to a 27-foot fall hazard.  b. On or before January 8, 2020, where an employee was installing slate to the side of a dormer located on the roof of a house, the employee was not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to an 18-foot fall hazard.  Columbus Copper and Slate was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1053167, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on June 24, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 393 N. Columbia Ave, Bexley, OH 43209.