OSHA Inspection: LCYM CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2023

Abate by

Jan 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $551 · Current $551

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Establishment:  As of December 4, 2023, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement had been completed for Citation 1, Items 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4, 5a, 5b, and 5c from inspection number 1674668, issued on 9/13/2023, with a final order date of 9/28/2023.

Issued

Dec 4, 2023

Abate by

Jan 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  (a) Establishment:  As of December 4, 2023, the employer had not provided the required abatement documentation to OSHA for Citation 1, Items 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4, 5a, 5b, and 5c from inspection number 1674668, issued on 9/13/2023, with a final order date of 9/28/2023.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,929 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, with protruding nails, in and around buildings or other structures.  a) Left side rear doorway: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure a passageway was kept clear of construction debris.   b) Left side middle doorway: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure a passageway was kept clear of electrical wiring.   c) Base of ladder on jobsite: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure the ground was kept clear of protruding nails.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,893 · Current $4,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Ladder scaffolding: On or about 6/5/2023, an employee was not wearing protective glasses while working with a pneumatic nail gun.  b) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2023, employees were using a circular saw without wearing eye or face protection.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,875 · Current $4,813 Reduced

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 six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.  a) Right side wall near front of building: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure employees working near the mezzanine were protected from falling over or into uncovered floor holes.   b) Right side wall near rear of building: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure employees working near the rear of the mezzanine were protected from falling over or into an uncovered floor hole.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  a) Right side wall near front of building: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure that hole covers were properly secured from displacement.  b) Right side wall near rear of building: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure that hole covers were properly secured from displacement.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  a) Right side wall near front of building: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure that employees working in the building were warned while working near unmarked holes.   b) Right side wall near rear of building: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer did not ensure that employees working in the building were warned while working near unmarked holes.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,875 · Current $4,813 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926.  a) Right Side Mezzanine: On or about 6/5/2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards from the first floor to the basement, while working near an unguarded stairwell entry that was not yet equipped with stairs.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,893 · Current $4,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2023, an employee was using two A-frame ladders with plank boards to create a makeshift scaffold to work from.  b) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer allowed an extension ladder to be separated into two single sections for the purpose of supporting a ladder-jack scaffold system.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(15): Ladder(s) were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and/or after an occurrence that could have affected their safe use.  a) Jobsite: On or about June 5, 2023, the employer did not ensure that ladders were inspected prior to use.

Issued

Sep 13, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a) Left Wall of Jobsite, scaffold 1: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer allowed an employee to use a damaged ladder to set-up ladder jack scaffolding.  b) Left side of Jobsite, scaffold 1: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer allowed an employee to use a damaged ladder to set-up ladder jack scaffolding.   c) Middle of jobsite, scaffold 2: On or about 6/5/2023, the employer allowed an employee to use a damaged Werner ladder to set-up ladder jack scaffolding.