OSHA Inspection: ALVA INTERIORS, INC.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.   On or about 5/12/2020 the employer failed to train employees on the recognition and avoidance of hazards posed by lifting/hoisting operations, suspended loads and the installation of truss systems over work areas

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.753(d)(2)(iii): All loads shall be rigged by a qualified rigger.  On or about May 12, 2020, 85 ft. long steel trusses were being hoisted over connectors and other personnel working within the structure, and the loads were not rigged by a qualified rigger.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(c)(2)(i): The employer did not train employees of the hazards associated with connecting:  On or about 05/12/2020 employees involved in the connecting of 85 ft. long steel trusses, were not trained in the hazards associated with connecting.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.752(d): Pre-planning of overhead hoisting operations. All hoisting operations in steel erection were not pre-planned to ensure that the requirements of 1926.753(d) are met.  On or about 05/12/2020 employees at the PDQ, INC. steel erection jobsite were exposed to overhead hazards during hoisting operations. Employer did not conduct pre-planning prior to conducting overhead hoisting operations.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.753(d)(1): Routes for suspended loads were not pre-planned to ensure that no employee is required to work directly below a suspended load except for:  On or about 05/12/2020 employer at the PDQ steel erection jobsite did not pre-plan suspended load routes which exposed employees to overhead hazards from suspended loads.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $94456.00 · Current $50000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(a): Structural stability was not maintained at all times during the erection process.  On or about 05/12/2020 employees at the PDQ, INC. steel erection construction project were exposed to crushing injuries due to the employer's failure to maintain the structural stability of the roof trusses which resulted in a roof collapse.