OSHA Inspection: ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, LLC

Issued

2023-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(c)(3): The employer did not retrain employees when inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicated that the employee no longer had the requisite understanding or skill necessary to use equipment or perform the job safely:   a) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees were not retrained while working and walking around an uncovered hole in the roof which measured approximately 53 1/2 inches wide x 74 inches long and 33 feet above a lower level, while using on personal fall protection system not properly inspected, operational, or maintained, or about November 2, 2022.  b) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees were not retrained while using a 6-foot single leg polyester shock absorbing lanyard as part of a personal fall protection system and tied off to the rail of a catwalk with the snaphook connected back to its webbing, on or about November 2, 2022.  c) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees not retrained while using an 11-foot self retracting lifeline as part of a personal fall protection system and tied off to the rail of a catwalk with the snaphook connected back to its webbing, on or about November 2, 2022.  d) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees were not retrained while using a 20-foot self-retracting lifelines as part of a personal fall protection system and tied off to the rail of a catwalk with the snaphook connected back to its wire rope, on or about November 2, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2023-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $22000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.140(c)(10)(i): The employer did not ensure that fall protection system snaphooks and carabiners are not  connected directly to webbing, rope, or wire rope unless they are designed for such connections:   a) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees used a 6-foot single leg polyester shock absorbing lanyard as part of a personal fall protection system and tied off to the rail of a catwalk with the snaphook connected back to its webbing, on or about November 2, 2022.  b) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees used an 11-foot self retracting lifeline as part of a personal fall protection system and tied off to the rail of a catwalk with the snaphook connected back to its webbing, on or about November 2, 2022.  c) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees used a 20-foot self-retracting lifelines as part of a personal fall protection system and tied off to the rail of a catwalk with the snaphook connected back to its wire rope, on or about November 2, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2023-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(17): The employer did not ensure that a personal fall protection system or its components subjected to impact loading is removed from service immediately and not used again until a competent person inspects the system or components and determines that it is not damaged and safe for use for employee personal fall protection.   a) Building 19/20, Roof - An employee donned a 6-foot single leg polyester shock absorbing lanyard as part of a personal fall protection system and the lanyard had signs of impact loading, on or about November 2, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2023-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(20): The employer did not ensure that ropes, belts, lanyards, lifelines, and harnesses used for personal fall protection are protected from being cut, abraded, melted, or otherwise damaged:   a) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees used an 11-foot self retracting lifeline as part of a personal fall protection system and the webbing was not protected from being cut, abraded, or otherwise damaged while working next to the sharp edges of a hole cut into a corrugated metal roof, on or about November 2, 2022.  b) Building 19/20, Roof - Employees used a 20-foot self-retracting lifelines as part of a personal fall protection system and the wire rope was not protected from being cut, abraded, or otherwise damaged while working next to the sharp edges of a hole cut into a corrugated metal roof, on or about November 2, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.