OSHA Inspection: T-BEND CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a. West facing walkway of the asphalt plant:  On or about March 23, 2022, and at times prior, employee's were exposed to fall hazards while walking and conducting repair operations on elevated platforms at heights above 10 feet to the ground below without fall protection. The guardrail system being utilized was missing midrails.    b. North facing walkway of asphalt plant:  On or about March 23, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working and walking on elevated platforms at heights above 10 feet to the ground below without fall protection. The guardrail system being utilized had midrails bound together with baling wire.   c.  Elevated platform near Dryer:  On or about March 23, and at times prior, employee's were exposed to fall hazards while working and walking on an elevated platform at heights of approximately 7-8 feet to the ground below without fall protection.

Issued

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not provide that each employee be protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used.  a) 650 Hodson Rd, Columbia Falls, MT:  On or about March 23, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on an elevated platform next to an open ladderway without the fall protection.

Issued

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  a) 650 Hodson Rd, Columbia Falls, MT:  On or about March 23, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards and the inability to self rescue in the event of an emergency while performing maintenance in the Asphalt Dryer.   The employer failed to ensure that employees were informed of the existence and danger of permit spaces at the worksite location prior to performing work.  b) 650 Hodson Rd, Columbia Falls, MT:  On or about March 23, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards and the inability to self rescue in the event of an emergency while performing maintenance and installing a large oil tank next to the asphalt plant. The employer failed to ensure that employees were informed of the existence and danger of permit spaces at the worksite location prior to performing work.

Issued

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2486.00 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:  a) 650 Hodson Rd, Columbia Falls, MT:  On or about March 23, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to unexpected release of hazardous energy while performing maintenance and parts replacement on the Asphalt Plant without an energy control program in place.