OSHA Inspection: PETRA HOLDINGS LLC

Issued

2021-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $3511.00

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:  a) Building basement: An employee without any head protection engaged in welding activities was exposed to head injuries. Welding machine was above his head and employee was working around steel, on or about 6/29/2021.

Issued

2021-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.350(a)(7): A suitable cylinder truck, chain, or other steadying device shall be used to keep cylinders from being knocked over while in use.  Building basement:  A suitable cylinder truck, chain, or other steadying device was not used as required, on or about 6/29/21

Issued

2021-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)    a) Building Exterior: An employee was exposed to an 6 foot fall hazard while welding from a tubular welded frame scaffold with missing planks. Scaffold was not fully decked or planked, on or about 6/29/21.

Issued

2021-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $3511.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a) Building: Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and/or mud sills or other adequate firm foundation, on or about 6/29/21.  -

Issued

2021-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $3511.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    a) Building Exterior: Employee was using pipe scaffold frames and cross braces to access the scaffold, exposing employees to a fall of approximately 6 feet to the ground surface, on or about 6/29/21

Issued

2021-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) Building basement to ground level: An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet while using an extension ladder to access the ground level from the basement. The ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, on or about  6/29/21.