OSHA Inspection: MIHOS PLUMBING INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Abate by

May 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  a. On or about November 3, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part, which included, but were not limited to, employee protection when exposed to hazards related to commercial construction.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Abate by

May 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about November 3, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included, but were not limited to, the hazards associated with commercial construction (i.e., slips, trips, falls, and electrical hazards).

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Abate by

May 17, 2023

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. On or about November 3, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial plumbing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Abate by

May 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a. On or about November 3, 2022, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but was not limited to, hazards associated with accessing stairways with pan stairs where the treads and/or landings are to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date, unless the stairs are temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with slips, trips, and falls.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:  a. On or about November 3, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial plumbing operations near uncovered live electrical boxes were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes by covers.  a. On or about November 3, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial plumbing operations were exposed to uncovered floor holes, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with slips, trips, and falls.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a. On or about November 3, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing commercial plumbing operations near unguarded wall openings, approximately (14) fourteen feet above a lower level not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 12, 2023

Abate by

May 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(b)(1): Foot traffic was not prohibited on stairways where the treads and/or landings of pan stairs were to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date and stairs were not temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan.  a) On or about November 3, 2022, at the above referenced job site, employees performing commercial plumbing operations, were exposed to pan stairs where the treads and/or landing were not filled in with concrete or other material, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with slips, trips, and falls.