OSHA Inspection: MJJ CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jul 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $349 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation No. 1 Item No(s). 1, 5, 7, and 10 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent May 17, 2022.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Abate by

Apr 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Site- Employees were not protected from electric shock, fall, and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Abate by

Apr 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced

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:  Site- Employees working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from electric shock, fall, and scaffold collapse hazards where a competent person did inspect the scaffold prior to employees working from the scaffold.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Abate by

Apr 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.   Site- Employees erecting, dismantling, and working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from electric shock, fall, and scaffold collapse hazards where a competent person did not supervise the employees.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced

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:   Site- Employees working from the ground underneath the pump jack scaffold were not protected from head injuries where head protection was not worn.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:   Site- Employees working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from a scaffold collapse hazard where the support poles for the scaffold were not plumb and subject to unintentional displacement.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:   Site- Employees working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladder used to access the pump jack scaffold was more than 14 inches horizontally away from the scaffold platform.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.   Site- Employees erecting, working from, and dismantling a pump jack scaffold were not protected from electric shock where one of the pump jack support poles was within 3 feet of a 240 volt power line.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.   Site- Employees working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from a scaffold collapse hazard where the support poles for the scaffold did not have rigid triangular bracing at the bottom to prevent unintentional displacement.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Abate by

Apr 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · 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.   Site- Employees erecting, dismantling, and working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from electric shock, fall, and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide scaffold training.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   Site- Employees working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard and employees working from the ground were not protected from a struck by hazard where two Werner aluminum extension ladders were used as a work benches on the pump jack scaffolds and supporting  boxs of building material approximately 16 off of the ground.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:   Site- Employees working from a pump jack scaffold were not protected from a fall of 13 feet where fall protection was not provided.

Issued

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced

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:   Site- Employees using an aluminum extension ladder to access a pump jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladder did not extend 3 feet above the landing surface.