OSHA Inspection: NEW BEGINNINGS GENERAL CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not ensure the powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate the vehicle.  The operator of a Genie Model GTH-644 rough terrain forklift was not trained and evaluated exposing employees to struck by and fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs related to the hazards of the construction work being performed that included work safety rules, effective communication of the work rule, a system for hazard detection and a system for correction of hazards to include site safety enforcement thereby exposing employees to falls an struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iv):Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, a rough terrain forklift was utilized to lift a scaffold platform and a worker over 19 feet for installation of a window.  The Genie model GTH-644 rough terrain forklift used by the employer was not specifically designed for supporting scaffold platforms or personnel which exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(v):Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that a   platform being lifted by a Genie Model GTH-644 rough terrain forklift was not moved horizontally while occupied, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 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 December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that a scaffold platform being used by personnel for installation of windows was erected and moved under the supervision and direction of a competent person.  A scaffold platform without any form of fall protection in place was being utilized by a worker at heights over 19 feet on the forks of a Genie model GTH-644 rough terrain forklift that was not designed for elevating personnel which exposed the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.   29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not ensure an employee utilizing a scaffold platform at heights over 10 feet was protected from falls by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system.  An employee was installing a window using a scaffold platform that was elevated by a Genie model GTH-644 rough terrain forklift at heights over 19 feet without any form of fall protection in place.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 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:   29 CFR  1926.454(a)(1): The nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area;  1926.454(a)(2): The correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used;  29 CFR  1926.454(a)(3): The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold;  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not ensure an employee working on a scaffold platform at heights over 19 feet to install a window was trained on the proper use of the scaffold, handling of materials and how to recognize/mitigate hazards such as falls, exposing the employee to falls over 19 feet.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):Basic Requirement.  Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.  a. On or about December 4, 2023, located at the jobsite 4547 West Northbank Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the employer did not notify OSHA of a fatality within 8 hours of being notified of the event.