OSHA Inspection: JC & RG CORP.

Issued

Jun 14, 2023

Abate by

Jul 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Establishment:  As of June 14, 2023, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement had been completed for Citation 1, Items 1a, 1d, 2b, and 2c from inspection number 1530666, issued on 10/19/2021, with a final order date of 4/13/2023.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that the rope descent system is inspected at the start of each work shift that it is to be used. The employer did not ensure that damaged or defective equipment is removed from service immediately and replaced.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the rope descent system was inspected and removed from service, to include the blue webbing straps on the bosun's chair that were frayed and damaged.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(viii): The employer did not ensure that a prompt rescue of each employee is provided in the event of a fall.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that a prompt rescue of each employee was provided in the event of a fall while using a rope descent system on an eighteen story building.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(ix): The employer did not ensure that the ropes of each rope descent system are effectively padded or otherwise protected, where they can contact edges of the building, anchorage, obstructions, or other surfaces, to prevent them from being cut or weakened.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the ropes of the rope descent system were protected from being damaged where they contacted the edge of the building.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(b)(3): The employer did not train each employee who uses a rope descent system in proper rigging and use of the equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.27.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not train each employee who uses a rope descent system in proper rigging and use of the equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.27.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(12): The employer did not ensure that anchorages used to attach to personal fall protection equipment are independent of any anchorage used to suspend employees or platforms on which employees work. The employer did not ensure that anchorages used to attach to personal fall protection equipment on mobile work platforms on powered industrial trucks are attached to an overhead member of the platform, at a point located above and near the center of the platform.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that anchorages used to attach to personal fall protection equipment were independent of the anchorage used to suspend employees working on a bosun's chair while working on the side of an eighteen story building.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.140(c)(18): The employer did not ensure that personal fall protection systems are inspected before initial use during each work shift for mildew, wear, damage, and other deterioration, and defective components are removed from service.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure personal fall protection systems (PFAS) were inspected before initial use during each work shift for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and that defective components were removed from service.

Issued

Oct 19, 2021

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(22): The employer did not ensure that personal fall protection systems are worn with the attachment point of the body harness located in the center of the employee's back near shoulder level. The attachment point may be located in the pre-sternal position if the free fall distance is limited to 2 feet (0.6 m) or less.  a) Jobsite at 11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that personal fall protection systems were worn with the attachment point of the body harness located in the center of the employee's back near shoulder level while employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately eighteen stories.