OSHA Inspection: MULTI-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Jun 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.  On or about December 15, 2022, and at times prior thereto, framers were working around an open floor hole on the third level of a new apartment building under construction without the use of fall protection, exposing the framers to a fall hazard of over 6-feet to the concrete garage below.

Issued

Jun 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.  On or about December 15, 2022, and at times prior thereto, framers were working around an open floor hole on the third level of a new apartment building under construction without the hole being covered and secured, exposing the framers to a fall hazard of over 6-feet to the concrete garage below.

Issued

Jun 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard:  On or about December 15, 2022, and at times prior thereto, framers were working around an open floor hole on the third level of a new apartment building under construction without the hole being covered and marked or color coded, exposing the framers to a fall hazard of over 6-feet to the concrete garage below.

Issued

Jun 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(ii):Modifications or additions affecting the safe operation of the equipment were  made without the manufacturer's written approval: Note:  If such modifications or changes were made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals should have been changed accordingly.  On or about December 15, 2022, and at times prior thereto, framers used a job-made wooden trash box attached to a telescoping forklift without the written approval of the manufacturer, exposing the framers to the hazard of being stuck by falling material or the trash box.