OSHA Inspection: TRI STATE IRONWORK

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:   a) Interior of Building - Top Floor:  Employee was exposed to amputation hazards while utilizing a hand held grinder without a guard, on or about 10/17/19.

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1735.00

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29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinder(s) were not secured in an upright position:  a) Exterior of building - Next to Portable Toilet: Oxygen and acetylene cylinders were not secured for several weeks, on or about 10/17/19

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinder or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.   a) Exterior of building - Next to Portable Toilet: Oxygen and acetylene cylinders were not secured and were stored next to each other without a noncombustible barrier between them for several weeks, on or about 10/17/19

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $2313.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.  a) Interior Stairway: Employees engaged in steel erection activities were exposed to electric shock while utilizing electric equipment not connected to GFCI, on or about 10/15/19

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1735.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): All lamps for temporary illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:     a) Interior Stairway: Several of the energized temporary lights were not protected by cages, on or about 10/17/19

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)     a)  Top Floor - Scaffold: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet while engaged in steel erection activities from a welded frame scaffold platform that was not fully planked, on or about 10/17/19.

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $2313.00

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29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not designed for this use was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any objectwhich is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.  a) Top Floor - Scaffold:  Employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet while observed utilizing a lanyard connected directly to the webbing,  on or about 10/17/19

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1735.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(a)(3): Variations in riser height or tread depth were over 1/2-inch (0.6 cm) in any stairway system:  a) Exterior of Building - Market St Entrance: Employees were utilizing a makeshift loose, uneven concrete block stairway to access the building, on or about 10/17/19

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(3)(i): The height of stairrails installed after March 15, 1991, was less than 36 inches (91.5 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail system to the surface of thread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the  tread.          a) Exterior of Building - Market St Entrance: Employees were utilizing a makeshift loose, uneven concrete block stairway to access the building with a handrail approximately 8" above the tread, on or about 10/17/19