OSHA Inspection: TRI-STATE CARPORTS, INC.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure employees operating a Genie telehandler (model: GTH-636) successfully completed a training and evaluation program, as specified in this paragraph (l).

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting employees from fall from heights hazards.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):   On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not maintain jobsite inspections, that were performed by a person competent to ensure that employees were not exposed to fall hazards, during construction operations.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure that scaffolds and scaffold components were inspected for visible defects by a competent person.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:   On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the platform planks on a Genie telehandler (model: GTH-636) were at least eighteen (18) inches wide.  Employees were standing on the elevated forks of the telehandler, which were approximately five (5) inches wide.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:   On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure that fall protection was used when employees were exposed to fall hazards.  Employees were working on an elevated work platform (Genie telehandler, model GTH-639) and were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately seventeen (17) feet while standing on the forks of the telehandler while  performing roof decking.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold (including scissor lifts) 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:   On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees working on an elevated work platform, identified as the fork of a telehandler, had received training in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761:  On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees performing structural steel erection had received training. Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing structural steel erection.

Issued

2021-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.760(a)(1):  Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems:  On or about July 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards while performing structural steel construction.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately twenty-two (22) feet when they were working on a leading edge to construct roof decking and no fall protection was being used.