OSHA Inspection: ACUMEN ENTERPRISES INC

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(9): The employer did not ensure that ladders are inspected before initial use in each work shift, and more frequently as necessary, to identify any visible defects that could cause employee injury.  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, employees used portable ladders for work activities and the employer did not ensure the ladders were inspected before each use exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(13):The employer did not ensure that no employee carries any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall while climbing up or down the ladder.  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto, employees working overhead performing HVAC activities climbed ladders carrying HVAC parts without maintaining 3 points of contact and exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard.  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, the employer did not provide employees specific formal training on the recognized hazards associated with fall hazards, such as but not limited to working from ladders.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto, employees were required to use PPE at jobsites and the employer did not assess each workplace and the hazards present to ensure each employee was provided the appropriate PPE.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not certify a hazard assessment had been completed and did not provide one for each workplace where employees were exposed to recognized hazards.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(f)(1):The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto, where employees worked at multiple workplaces, the employer did not provide training to employees to ensure they obtained the knowledge, skills and understanding of how to properly use the PPE and what PPE was required at the workplace to eliminate exposure to the hazards.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto, employees who perform servicing and maintenance on energized equipment and/or were required to perform energy controls, were not provided with energy control procedures, training and inspections to ensure the knowledge and understanding of the energy control procedures which exposed employees to electrical shock and electrocution hazards.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(i):Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  On or about December 9, 2021 and at times prior thereto, where employees were required to perform energy control and isolation, the employer did not provide energy control devices to each authorized employee.

Issued

Apr 25, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A):Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures:  On or about December 9, 2021, and at times prior thereto and thereafter, employees who worked at multiple jobsite locations and assignments where they were required to perform energy control procedures were not re-trained in the recognized hazards/procedures nor provided and trained with the changes in any of the host employers energy control procedures for each location.