OSHA Inspection: HENRY CARLSON CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $11,050 · Current $9,393 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.251(c)(7): Sling legs shall not be  kinked:  (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure that the sling legs were free from kinks on the 1/2-inch diameter, four-legged wire rope bridle sling rigging used for hoisting personnel. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall, crushing and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,469 · Current $13,149 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1412(d)(1): A competent person did not begin a visual inspection of the crane prior to each shift the equipment was used or did not complete it before or during that shift:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure the operator of the Liebherr 550 HC40 20-ton tower crane conducted a visual inspection of the crane prior to the shift or completed it during the shift. This condition exposed employees and subcontractor employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1): The equipment in service was not inspected each month in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure monthly inspections of the Liebherr 550 HC40, 20-ton tower crane were conducted.  This condition exposed employees and subcontractor employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,469 · Current $13,149 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1425(b): While the operator was not moving a suspended load, employees were permitted to be within the fall zone:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure while operating the Liebherr 550 HC40, 20-ton tower crane that subcontracted employees were not working in the fall zone of the suspended work platform and form work. This condition exposed subcontracted employees to struck-by and crushing hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,469 · Current $13,149 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1427(a): The employer did not ensure that each operator was trained, certified/ licensed, and evaluated in accordance with this section before operating any equipment covered under subpart CC, except for the equipment listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer allowed  the Liebherr 550 HC40, 20-ton tower crane to be operated by an operator that was not certified/licensed. This condition exposed subcontractor employees to fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1427(b)(3)(ii): The employer did not prevent the operator-in-training from using the equipment to hoist personnel:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure subcontracted employees were protected from fall and struck-by hazards in that an unlicensed/uncertified crane operator-in-training was allowed to operate the Liebherr 550 HC40, 20-ton tower crane to hoist personnel on a Doka working platform.  This condition exposed subcontracted employees to falls and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1427(b)(4)(i): While operating the equipment, the employer did not ensure operator-in-training was continuously monitored by an individual ("operator's trainer") who meets all of the following requirements:  (A) The operator's trainer is an employee or agent of the operator-in-training's employer.  (B) The operator's trainer has the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to direct the operator-in-training on the equipment in use:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure that an unlicensed/uncertified crane operator-in-training was continuously monitored by a fully qualified/certified trainer while operating the Liebherr 550 HC40, 20-ton tower crane.  This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,469 · Current $13,149 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1427(f)(1)(i): Through an evaluation, the employer did not ensure that each operator was qualified by a demonstration of the skills and knowledge, as well as the ability to recognize and avert risk, necessary to operate the equipment safely, including those specific to the safety devices, operational aids, software, and the size and configuration of the equipment. Size and configuration includes, but is not limited to, lifting capacity, boom length, attachments, luffing jib, and counterweight set-up:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure an operator-in-training had been evaluated by the employer and qualified by demonstration involving skills and knowledge and the ability to avert risk while operating the Liebherr 550 HC40, 20-ton tower crane. The operator-in-training of the tower crane hoisted subcontractor employees on a Doka work platform that did not meet the requirements for hoisting personnel. The platform failed causing two employees to fall 40 feet and sustaining serious injuries.  This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,469 · Current $13,149 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1431(a): The use of equipment to hoist employees is prohibited except where the employer demonstrates that the erection, use, and dismantling of conventional means of reaching the work area, such as a personnel hoist, ladder, stairway, aerial lift, elevating work platform, or scaffold, would be more hazardous, or is not possible because of the project's structural design or worksite conditions:  (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not prohibit subcontracted employees from being hoisted on a Doka working platform that did not meet the requirements related to hoisting personnel. The employer allowed employees to be hoisted on the platform that supported formwork and miscellaneous material to be moved vertically into position for the next concrete pour. The platform shifted and tipped vertically, causing the formwork, box of ties, and employees to be pulled off the platform and fall approximately 40 feet, causing serious injury to the employees. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall and struck-by hazards.  (b)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not prohibit employees from being hoisted on formwork scaffolding that did not meet the requirements related to hoisting personnel. Employees remained on a section of wall form scaffolding on the exterior of the elevator core shaft, while the system was being moved vertically for the next concrete pour. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1431(f)(3)(i): Materials and tools were not secured to prevent displacement:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure subcontracted employees were protected from falls, crush, and struck-by hazards in that materials and tools being hoisted on the Doka work platform were not secured to the platform.  This condition exposed employees to fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards.  (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure employees and subcontracted employees were protected from falls, crushing, and struck-by hazards in that, formwork, metal box of ties, and associated equipment being hoisted on the Doka work platform were secured to the platform. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to falls, crushing, and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1431(f)(3)(ii): Materials and tools were not evenly distributed within the confines of the platform while it is suspended:   (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure subcontracted employees were protected from fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards in that materials and tools being hoisted on the Doka platform were not evenly distributed within the confines of the platform.  This condition exposed employees to fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards.  (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure employees and subcontracted employees were protected from falls, crushing, and struck-by hazards in that formwork, metal box of ties, and equipment being hoisted on the Doka platform were evenly distributed within the confines of the platform. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 16, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1431(h)(1): A trial lift with the unoccupied personnel platform loaded at least to the anticipated lift weight was not performed from ground level, or any other location where employees will enter the platform, to each location at which the platform is to be hoisted and positioned. Where there is more than one location to be reached from a single set-up position, either individual trial lifts for each location, or a single trial lift, in which the platform is moved sequentially to each location, must be performed; the method selected must be the same as the method that will be used to hoist the personnel:  (a)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure a trial lift was performed involving the unoccupied Doka platform before personnel were hoisted. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards.  (b)Henry Carlson Construction, LLC at 1508 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105: On or about and at times prior to May 25, 2023, the controlling employer did not ensure a trial lift was performed involving the unoccupied man-basket before personnel were hoisted. This condition exposed employees and subcontracted employees to fall, crushing, and struck-by hazards.