OSHA Inspection: TRADE READY

Issued

2022-05-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):Such programs did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  On or about March 28, 2022, two employees were performing demolition cleanup activities without the employer providing inspections of the workplace, exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2022-05-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $7252.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(a)(2):The employer did not determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work had the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity.  On or about March 28, 2022, two employees were performing demolition cleanup of an exterior wall and roof without the employer determining if the working surface could support them, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2022-05-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $5801.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):"Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  On or about March 28, 2022, two employees were performing demolition cleanup of an exterior wall and roof over 10 feet without Fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2022-05-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program did not enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and did not train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about March 28, 2022, two employees were performing demolition cleanup of an exterior wall and roof over 10 feet without fall protection training from the employer, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2022-05-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $7252.00

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.  On or about March 28, 2022, two employees were performing demolition operations of a building that had burned down without an engineering survey being used, exposing the employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2022-05-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1450.00 · Current $1450.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3): You did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.  On or about March 28, 2022, an employee received recordable injuries that resulted in a hospitalization, but were not recorded by the employer on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within 7 days.