OSHA Inspection: CHEROKEE PRIDE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6977.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions when working in and near excavations,  exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6977.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6):Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable and level:  On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, at excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, the employer allowed employees to use a ladder on unstable surfaces including but not limited to a pipe, unstable mud, water, exposing employees to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, at excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, the employer did not remove from service and allowed employees to use a portable ladder that had multiple defects, exposing employees to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $60074.00 · Current $43854.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, at excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, the employer allowed employees to work in an excavation without protective head gear/hardhats, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by falling objects.  Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1206000, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2017, with a final abatement date of April 13, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at W. 81st Street and 23rd West Ave. Tulsa, OK 73132.   Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1242458, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 28, 2017, with a final abatement date of November 3, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at 9854 S. 49th West Ave. Sapulpa, OK 74066.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $30037.00 · Current $21927.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, at excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK employees were allowed to work in a trench more than 4 feet deep that had no ladder or ramp in place for safe access/egress.   Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1206000, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2017, with a final abatement date of April 13, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at W. 81st Street and 23rd West Ave. Tulsa, OK 73132.  Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1242458, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 28, 2017, with a final abatement date of November 3, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at 9854 S. 49th West Ave. Sapulpa, OK 74066.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12015.00 · Current $8771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.   On or about September 15, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, at excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, the employer allowed employees to work in an excavation with accumulated water, exposing employees to the struck-by hazards.   Cherokee Pride Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1206000, citation number 1, item number 5a, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2017, with a final abatement date of April 13, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at W. 81st Street and 23rd West Ave. Tulsa, OK 73132.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12015.00 · Current $8771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:   On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior to and thereafter, at  excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, the employer allowed employees to work in an excavation with an excavator parked adjacent to the edge , exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.   Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1206000, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2017, with a final abatement date of April 13, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at W. 81st Street and 23rd West Ave. Tulsa, OK 73132.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12015.00 · Current $8771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): A portable ladder used for access to an upper landing surface did not have the ladder side rails extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  On or about September 11, 2020 and at times prior to and thereafter, at excavation sites located at the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, employees were allowed to use a ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet beyond the top of an excavation, exposing employees to the hazard of falls.   Cherokee Pride Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1242458, citation number 1, item number 1, and as affirmed as a final order on November 28, 2017, with a final abatement date of November 3, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at 9854 S. 49th West Ave. Sapulpa, OK 74066.

Issued

2021-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $858.00 · Current $610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:  On or about September 15, 2020, injury and illness logs were not provided within four hours of request.

Issued

2020-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $59372.00 · Current $43342.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c).  On or about September 11, 2020 and at times prior to and there after in excavations located at a job site near the intersection of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK, no protective devices or measures were in place to protect employees working in excavations that were more than 5 feet in depth.  The employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.       Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1242458, citation number 2, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on December 8, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at the Polecat Creek Bridge on S. 49th West Avenue in Sapulpa, OK.    Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1206000, citation number 1, item number 5b, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2017,  with respect to a workplace hazard at W. 81st Street and 23rd West Ave. Tulsa, OK 73132.                Cherokee Pride, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1208975, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2017, with respect to a workplace hazard at 2500 W. 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 73132.