OSHA Inspection: WACKER CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $1172.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iv):Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:  On or about August 8, 2023, an employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 16 feet while performing balcony repairs on an apartment building located at 4809 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070.  The employee was using a Bobcat Excavator to support a home made scaffold platform and the employer did not ensure the platform was designed by the manufacturer.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   On or about August 8, 2023, an employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 16 feet while performing balcony repairs on an apartment building located at 4809 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070.  The employee was using a Bobcat Excavator to support a home made scaffold platform and the employer did not ensure the employees were trained by a qualified person on how to recognize and minimize fall hazards.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 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.   On or about August 8, 2023, an employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 16 feet while performing balcony repairs on an apartment building located at 4809 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070.  The employee was working from the balcony and the employer did not ensure he was using fall protection.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On or about August 8, 2023, an employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 16 feet while performing balcony repairs on an apartment building located at 4809 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070.  The employee was working from the balcony and the employer did not ensure he was trained in how to recognize and minimize fall hazards.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $1172.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):   On or about 8/28/23, during residential framing activities located at 4809 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070, the employer failed to ensure that the operators of the S175 Bobcat forklift, were trained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1) through 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6).