OSHA Inspection: GTO DRYWALL AND FRAMING CORP

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were not protected from fall and struck by hazards:   Site- Two employees working from a 2630ES JLG scissor lift were not protected from fall and struck by hazards where one of the employees was sitting and standing on the outside of the scissor lift guardrails while operating a Makita demolition hammer. The employee operating the Makita demolition hammer was side loading the JLG scissor lift in which the employee was connected to the guard rail of the scissor lift with a personal fall arrest harness and lanyard. The JLG scissor lift was subject to tipping over due to the employee standing and sitting on the outside of the scissor lift guardrail and side loading the scissor lift while operating the Makita demolition hammer.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 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.  Site- An employee working from the top of a concrete column was exposed to a fall of 16 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  Site- An employee working from the top of a concrete column, 16 feet off of the ground, was exposed to a fall hazard where a ladder was not provided for access.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.   Site- Employees were not protected from fall, crushing, and struck by hazards where the employer did not maintain a safety and health program.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)   Site- Employees were not protected from fall, crushing, and struck by hazards where the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite conducted by a competent person.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-24 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 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:   Site- An employee exposed to a fall hazard while working from the top of a concrete column was not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.   Site- Employees exposed to fall, struck by, and crushing while working from a JLG 2630ES and a Genie GS-4069 RT scissor lift were not provided with operator training.

Issued

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  Site- An employee operating a Makita demolition hammer was not protected from eye injuries where eye protection was not worn.