OSHA Inspection: ONYX BLASTING AND COATING, LLC

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Nov 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:   Jobsite:  Employees were operating a JCB Model 507-42 rough terrain forklift prior to completing required training.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Nov 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $3,202 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(d)(3)(i):  Before the scaffold was used, direct connections were not evaluated by a competent person to confirm, based on the evaluation, that the supporting surfaces are capable of supporting the loads to be imposed: Jobsite:  Employees were engaged in painting the top section of a water tower approximately seventy (70) feet above the ground from a suspension scaffold that was not inspected prior to use by a competent person.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:  Jobsite:  Employees engaged in reconditioning a water tank greater than seventy (70) feet high from a suspended scaffold were not using personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Nov 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  Jobsite:  Employees were using a suspended scaffold system more than seventy (70) feet above the ground without being trained in recognition of hazards associated with the use of this scaffolding.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $3,202 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Jobsite:  An employee was working on the top of a water tank more than seventy (70) feet above the ground without proper fall protection.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Nov 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite:  Employees working at heights greater than seventy (70) feet above the ground from suspended scaffolding and the top of the water tank were not trained in the use and selection of fall protection.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Oct 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(a)(19)(iii): Fixed ladders provided with cages or wells, with multiple ladder sections had ladder sections which exceeded 50 feet (15.2 m) in length:  Jobsite:  A fixed ladder equipped with a cage used to access the top of the water tank was greater than fifty (50) feet without rest platforms or offset sections.