OSHA Inspection: CCS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $3,281 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a) On or about November 3, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were wearing hardhats while performing masonry work on a scaffold with stacked bricks and materials overhead, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:  a) On or about November 3, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was fully planked in that there was only 2 boards being used, exposing employees to fall hazards greater than 16 feet.

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Abate by

Jan 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3):Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  a) On or about November 3, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was being inspected prior to each work shift, resulting in employees being exposed to fall hazards greater than 16 feet while performing masonry work on the scaffold.

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Abate by

Jan 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a) On or about November 3, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was erected by a competent person, and as a result, employees were exposed to a 16 ft fall hazard while performing masonry work from the scaffold.

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Abate by

Jan 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold shall be protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity).  a) On or about November 3, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that employees were utilizing a fall protection system while performing masonry work on a tubular frame scaffold.  As a result, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 16'8".

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Abate by

Jan 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(2)(ii):A toeboard shall be erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toeboards;  a) On or about November 3, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees working below the scaffold were protected from overhead falling objects in that toeboard was not installed on the scaffold during masonry operations.  An employee was working on the scaffold at approximately 16'8", with employees working on ground level that were exposed to fallings tools and materials.

Issued

Jan 9, 2024

Abate by

Jan 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:  a) On November 3, 2023, the employer did not provide training for employees performing elevated brickwork on a steel tubular scaffold.  As a result, two employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 16'8" to the ground below.