OSHA Inspection: APEX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  (a)	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802. The CSHO observed levels of the tubular welded frame scaffolding system not fully planked, exposing employees to a fall from a scaffold.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(10): Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers shall not be intermixed unless the components fit together without force and the scaffold's structural integrity is maintained by the user. Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers shall not be modified in order to intermix them unless a competent person determines the resulting scaffold is structurally sound.  (a) 	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers that did not fit together without force were being intermixed without maintaining the scaffolds' structural integrity, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that was damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired.  (a)	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - A tubular welded scaffold panel that was damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(c)(4): End frames of tubular welded frame scaffolding were not locked together vertically by use of pins or equivalent means in areas where uplift could occur:  (a)	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802. Employees were working on a tubular welded frame scaffolding system that was not locked together vertically, exposing employees to a fall from a scaffolding collapse.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest system.   (a) On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - Employees were working on the roof with an unprotected side or edge approximately 15 feet (4.6 Meters) in height, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:  (a)	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - Employees were using horizontal lifelines that were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system that maintains a safety factor of at least two. Exposing employees to a fall hazard.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(a)(2): Ladder rungs or steps were not uniformly spaced when the ladder was in position for use:  (a) On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - Employees were using a wooden made ladder with rungs or steps that were not uniformly spaced, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $18,752 · Current $9,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:  (a)	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - Employees were using a tubular welded frame scaffolding system that was not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person, exposing employees to a fall from a scaffolding collapse.  The APEX Construction Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1576913, citation number 1, item number 1/a and was affirmed as a final order on 08-11-2022, with respect to a workplace located at old Viya building rehabilitation.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.

Issued

Aug 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $18,752 · Current $9,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills, or other adequate firm foundation:  (a)	On or about 2/15/2023, Orville E. Kean Campus, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802 - The CSHO observed a tubular welded frame scaffolding system that did not have a level and a firm foundation under the mudsills, exposing employees to a fall from an unlevel scaffold.  The APEX Construction Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1576913, citation number 1, item number 1/C and was affirmed as a final order on 08-11-2022, with respect to a workplace located at old Viya building rehabilitation.  NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item, as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.