OSHA Inspection: CESAR CONSTRUCTION SVS, INC.

Issued

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(3):  Machinery, tool(s), material(s), or equipment which was not in compliance with the applicable requirement(s) of 29 CFR 1926 was not prohibited, and/or was not either identified as unsafe by tagging, or locking the controls to render them inoperable, or physically removed from its place of operation.  Location - 90 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA:   On or about 3/10/23, a synthetic web sling used for hoisting wooden trusses was not listed/rated for hoisting.

Issued

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.251(e)(4)(ii): Synthetic webs slings were not kept free of all sharp edges that could in any way damage the webbing:  Location - 90 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA:  On or about 3/10/23, synthetic web slings used for rigging wooden trusses did not have abrasion protection from sharp truss plate edges.

Issued

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3000.00 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.  Location - 90 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA:  On or about 3/10/23, employees were exposed to 11-foot fall hazards while standing on a top plate receiving/guiding trusses without fall protection.

Issued

2023-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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:    Location - 90 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA:  On or about 3/10/23, the employer did not provide fall protection training for employees who were exposed to fall hazards.