OSHA Inspection: COGENT CONSTRUCTION LLC.

Issued

Jan 24, 2023

Abate by

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a)  Citation 1, Item 1a; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) with an abatement date of September 21, 2022.  (b)  Citation 1, Item 1b; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (c)  Citation 1, Item 1c; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (d)  Citation 1, Item 2a; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15)(ii) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (e)  Citation 1, Item 2b; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (f)  Citation 1, Item 2c; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.454(a) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (g)  Citation 1, Item 3a; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (h)  Citation 1, Item 3b; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (i)  Citation 1, Item 4a; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (j)  Citation 1, Item 4b; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.

Issued

Jan 24, 2023

Abate by

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):  The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:   (a)  Citation 1, Item 2a; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15)(ii) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (b)  Citation 1, Item 2b; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (c)  Citation 1, Item 2c; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.454(a) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (d)  Citation 1, Item 3a; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.  (e)  Citation 1, Item 3b; a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) with an abatement date of September 14, 2022.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a) North side of residential structure;  The employer did not adequately train employees in hazards to include but not limited to, electrical and eye protection from the use of a Dewalt  7 ? inch circular saw (Model No. DWE575; Serial No. W0C0SIC).

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) North side of residential structure; Employee(s) operated a Dewalt  7 ? inch circular saw (Model No. DWE575; Serial No. W0C0SIC) to cut sheathing for a residential structure without the use of appropriate eye protection.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  (a) North side of residential structure; Employee(s) operated a Dewalt  7 ? inch circular saw (Model No. DWE575; Serial No. W0C0SIC) that had a splice in the electrical power cord.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(15)(ii): The platform units were not secured to the scaffold to prevent their movement:   (a) North side of residential structure; An employee performed work on top of OSB sheathing that was stacked on top of and not secured to a platform attached to a telehandler at a height greater than 11 feet above ground level.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:     (a) North side of residential structure; One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while an employee performed work on top of OSB sheathing that was stacked on top of a platform attached to a telehandler at a height greater than 11 feet above ground level.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 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) North side of residential structure, telehandler platform; An employee working on a scaffold was not adequately trained to recognize fall hazards and/or the procedures to be followed to minimize fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   (a) Southeast interior top-level of residential structure; One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while employees performed work from the edge of a wall opening at a height approximately 11 feet above ground level.   (b) North side of residential roof structure;  One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while an employee performed work from a 6:12 pitch roof at heights greater than 16 feet above ground level.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) Southeast interior top-level of residential structure, wall opening; Employees exposed to fall hazards were not adequately trained to recognize fall hazards and/or the procedures to be followed to minimize fall hazards.  (b) North side of residential roof structure;  An employee exposed to fall hazards was not adequately trained to recognize fall hazards and/or the procedures to be followed to minimize fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  (a) Interior split-level entry; Stairway(s) comprised of four or more risers and rising more than approximately 63 inches were not equipped with at least one handrail and were used to access the top and bottom interior floors.

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  (a) Interior split-level entry; The stairway used to access the top floor was comprised of four or more risers and was not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge.