OSHA Inspection: CEL TECH CONTRACTING CORP.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):   Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than one inch wide:  Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, employees were working on a repair bracket scaffold to perform job duties related to an equipment upgrade.  An opening was left in the scaffold platform where the access ladder was located.  The opening was large enough for an employee to fall through.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3):   Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about February 11, 2021, employees were working on a repair bracket scaffold to perform job duties related to an equipment upgrade.  The employer did not ensure that the scaffold was inspected prior to use daily by a competent person.  At the time of the inspection, the scaffold was not provided with midrails, toeboards and was not fully planked at the ladder access point.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, employees working on a repair bracket scaffold to perform job duties related to an equipment upgrade.  The scaffold was not provided with a midrail or the equivalent.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(2): Employees working below a scaffold were not protected from falling tools, materials or equipment in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (h)(2)(i)-(v) of this section:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, an employee was working at the base of the chimney structure to send connectors up to the work crew using a bucket hoist.  The repair bracket scaffold was not provided with a toe board.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(6)(iv): A snaphook that was not designed for direct connection to a horizontal lifeline was used in that manner:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, an employee had attached the rebar hook provided on his dual leg lanyard directly to the wire rope static line installed around the perimeter of the chimney structure.  The rebar hook was not designed to be attached directly to wire rope, per the manufacturer.  Connecting hardware such as, but not limited to, double locking carabiners were required to prevent the possibility of roll-out.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15):  Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, ropes and slings used an anchor points for personal fall arrest equipment were not suitable for use in that:  A.	A Lift-All Tuflex 10 foot long sling was used in a choker hitch to provide an anchor point utilizing steel anchors mounted on the top of the chimney structure.  The identification tag for the sling stated that the maximum capacity of the sling in a choker configuration was 4,200 pounds.    B.	Several pieces of rope were looped around steel anchors on the top of the structure to allow employees to tie-off while working on the top of the structure and if needed while stepping on/off the structure.  The pieces of rope were could not be identified and did not appear to be rated for use as anchor components for personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(16)(iii):  Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, employees who accessed the top of the chimney connected shock-absorbing lanyards to a rope descent device to climb up/down the upper portion of the temporary ladder to access the repair bracket scaffold.  Due to the length and properties of the shock-absorbing lanyard, in the event an employee fell, they would hit the surface of the work platform before the lanyard would arrest the fall.

Issued

2021-04-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used:   Jobsite located at 63 Elm Street/158 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 11, 2021, employees working on the chimney structure for a cellular equipment upgrade project had not been trained sufficiently to inspect the worksite for deficiencies with the work platform provided and were not familiar with proper rigging procedures to ensure that personal fall arrest systems were properly designed and used.