OSHA Inspection: DEPENDABLE CONSTRUCTION OF DELAWARE, INC.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(a):The employer did not establish and/or supervise programs for the education and/or training of employers and/or employees in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of unsafe conditions in employments covered by the act.  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner):  On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees received training  in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of unsafe conditions while conducting demolition activities.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner): On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to provide a fire protection plan to protection employees on site where employees worked with flammable materials including but not limited to gasoline, wood, paper and where ignition sources were present including but not limited to heat and spark producing equipment. The employer also failed to ensure that employees knew what to do in the event of a fire.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(3): Firefighting equipment, provided by the employer, was not conspicuously located:  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner): On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to provide fire extinguishing equipment at the site to be used in the event of a fire. Firefighting equipment was not conspicuously place at/near the work zone for employees to use in the event of a fire emergency.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner):  On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees were provided and wearing appropriate PPE while working around overhead and stuck by hazards while conducting demolition activities.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.200(a): Required signs and symbols were not visible when work was being performed:  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner): On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to ensure proper signs and symbols were displayed to warn employees of struck by or falling objects.  The employer failed to adequately identify controlled access zones to protect workers from falling debris from overhead hazardous.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: Note: As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated:   a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner): On or about January 26, 2022, the employer did not ensure each employee operating a Genie Articulating Aerial Lift Serial # 469-45-1010 was properly restrained by use of a harness and lanyard system that meet manufactures specification.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner): On or about January 26, 2022, the employer did not ensure each employee operating a Genie Articulating Aerial Lift Serial # 469-45-1010  was trained to operate the articulating boom to meet manufactures specification.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations.  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner): On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees received training in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of unsafe conditions while conducting demolition activities. The employer failed to conduct or have conducted a engineering survey by a competent person to ensure building conditions were suitable for manual demolition activities.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progressed to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material. Employees were also permitted to work where such hazards existed without being corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means.  a) 301 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 (Southwest Corner):  On or about January 26, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees received training  in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of unsafe conditions while conducting demolition activities.